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Greg Casar: “In the wealthiest country in the world, we're having to have…”

Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

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"Do we have to sell our house?"

Published | Video Starts at 02:21

Our house is paid off, but do we have to sell our house in order to pay for me to have to have cancer? What in the world? It's nuts that In the wealthiest country in the world, we're having to have conversations about [taking out a loan on your house to pay the doctor]. do you guys. To take out a loan on your house in order to pay the doctor. Right. Or that people could go, yeah, bankrupt because they're in an accident. (02:21–02:26)

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Asserts that people in the U.S. may need to take loans on their homes to pay for medical expenses.

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