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Bernie Sanders: “We pay, in some cases, 15 times more than European countries…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Theo Von Interviews Bernie Sanders on American Politics and 2024 Election

Published | Video Starts at 17:41

It is a bloody right, not a privilege. And that's what I think it should be. So we have a system that … We pay, in some cases, 15 times more than European countries [for drugs]. … a corrupt system benefiting the people who own it, not the ordinary American. You go out on the street, Go out on the street, say to people, do you think health care is a human right? (17:41–17:47)

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Asserts that the U.S. pays up to 15 times more for some drugs compared to European countries.

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