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Chris Murphy: “There are some very powerful interests out there, from the…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Chris Murphy: THIS Is Why Americans Don’t Believe in Democracy Anymore

Published | Video Starts at 03:46

That's, you know, how, you know, children's theater works. It's how the movies we love work. And so, you know, it's practical politics. But it also is just true that There are some very powerful interests out there, from the private equity firms that are ruining our health care system, to the drug industry that are price gouging consumers, to the investors that are buying up huge swaths of housing and jacking up the prices. We can tell an accurate story about who has power, who's using that power to screw consumers, and how, if you put us in charge, we are going to take … (03:46–04:02)

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Asserts that private equity firms, the drug industry, and investors are negatively impacting the healthcare system, consumer prices, and housing prices.

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