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Kirsten Gillibrand: “I believe in Medicare for all [because] any family should…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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FACE THE NATION Interview with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on 2020 Presidential Campaign and Key Issues

Published | Video Starts at 07:13

And the biggest worry almost every family in America has is the cost of health care and that it will be out of reach for them because the insurance industry doesn't care. So the reason why I believe in Medicare for all [because] any family should have access to at least one not for profit public option. so they can compete with the for profit insurance industry that just has to make their quarterly profits and pay their shareholders value and make sure their CEOs make millions … (07:13–07:19)

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Asserts support for Medicare for all to provide a non-profit public option for families.

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