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Bernie Sanders: “We should do what virtually every other major nation on…”

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

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Senator from Vermont's Opposition to Budget Resolution on Income Inequality and Social Programs

Published | Video Starts at 12:13

Maybe, just maybe, instead of making it harder for families to access childcare, we should make it easier and more affordable. And maybe instead of cutting Medicaid by $880 billion, maybe instead of doing that, We should do what virtually every other major nation on earth does, and that is understand that health care is a human right. That every man, woman and child is entitled to health care as a human being. And we can do that by passing a Medicare for all single payer program. (12:13–12:23)

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Asserts that most major nations recognize health care as a human right.

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