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Curtis Hertel Jr.: “There has been a Michigan Democrat fighting for Medicare for…”

Featuring: Curtis Hertel Jr., Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, District 7

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Pete Buttigieg & Abdul El-Sayed Speak at Michigan Democratic Campaign Rally

Published | Video Starts at 25:30

Abdul stood up every single time. There is nothing more American than that. And I want to say this, too. There is nothing more American than Medicare for All. Do you know that There has been a Michigan Democrat fighting for Medicare for all since the 1930s in Michigan. And now they're going to try to tell the lie that it's not an American ideal. And you know what? If I was Mike Rogers, I'd tell that lie, too. (25:30–25:38)

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Asserts that advocacy for Medicare for All in Michigan dates back to the 1930s.

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