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On the recordMarch 10, 2014
In the United States today, we are the only Nation in the industrialized world that does not guarantee people healthcare as a right.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders emphasizes the lack of guaranteed healthcare rights in the U.S.

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