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Bernie Sanders: “You're talking about cuts to nursing homes, you're talking…”

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

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Rep. AOC and Senator Sanders Join CNN Town Hall to Discuss Republicans' Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 12:42

I think it is dysfunctional, and I think it's on the verge of collapse. And understand that when we talk about these massive cuts to health care from Trump and his friends, You're talking about cuts to nursing homes, you're talking about cuts to rural hospitals, you're talking about cuts to community health centers where 32 million people get their primary care. This system is on the verge of collapse. And I would hope that everybody in this room and everybody in America ask themselves a very simple question. (12:42–12:54)

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Asserts that there are cuts to nursing homes, rural hospitals, and community health centers affecting 32 million people.

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