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Ro Khanna: “Bernie was talking about taking on big insurance companies…”

Featuring: Ro Khanna, Democratic | U.S. House California, 17th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 26:19

And yet that's what happens and that's how they beat Bernie. So no, that was not a. Why do you think they did that? Well, they were afraid of what Bernie was standing for. Bernie was talking about taking on big insurance companies, taking on the pharmacy benefit managers, taking on the defense contractors, taking on Wall street from buying up single family homes. He was actually going to fight to end super PACs. He would have not just said, oh yeah, I'm for a livable wage. (26:19–26:34)

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Asserts that Bernie Sanders aimed to challenge various powerful sectors.

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