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Bernie Sanders: “Do we have the courage to take on the hundreds of millions of dollars in lobbyists... or do we stand with the patients?”

On the recordMarch 29, 2022
Do we have the courage to take on the hundreds of millions of dollars in lobbyists... or do we stand with the patients?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Questioning the willingness to confront lobbyists for patients' interests.

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