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Bernie Sanders: “We will get universal Medicare for all when millions of…”

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

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Bernie Sanders Interview Lex Fridman Podcast #450

Published | Video Starts at 33:31

That's changed. We have seen, you know, in terms of civil rights, massive changes. Change happens when people at the grassroots level demand that. We talked about healthcare a moment ago. We will get universal Medicare for all when millions of people make it clear that's what they want. So I believe politics starts at the grassroots level and that's how you gotta bring about change. (33:31–33:37)

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Asserts that universal Medicare will be achieved through grassroots demand.

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