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Mark Pocan: “There would likely be a lot of jobs, especially in the…”

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

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So, so it, it totally transforms the way that we would approach legislation to think about, you know, how we could roll something like that out in a way that doesn't result in major unwanted upheaval. 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 … (30:23–30:30)

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Asserts that transitioning to Medicare for All could lead to significant job losses in the insurance industry.

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