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Mark Pocan: “If we've done what people like Bernie Sanders and myself and…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Yeah. Because there would likely be a lot of jobs, especially in the insurance industry in particular, that would no longer exist. But at the same time, If we've done what people like Bernie Sanders and myself and others argue is you expand it to dental, vision and hearing because they're all obviously healthcare but not included. and maybe address a donut hole that people have to pay again because special interests were very clever at a certain time to have that created, that could potentially help Right. (30:30–30:41)

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