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Bernie Sanders: “When you don't have a system, you're not prioritizing.”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2013
When you don't have a system, you're not prioritizing.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Senator Sanders discusses the consequences of not having a healthcare system.

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