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On the recordMarch 24, 2020
we got to rethink the basic structures of American society and that is guarantee health care to all as a human right.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders advocates for healthcare as a human right and calls for systemic changes in American society.

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