I believe in a Medicare for all single-payer program but it ain't going to happen right now. We don't have the support in the Congress for that.
Bernie Sanders: “I believe in a Medicare for all single-payer program but it ain't going to happen right now. We don't have the support…”
On the recordMarch 23, 2017
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Sanders discusses the current lack of support for a Medicare for all program in Congress.
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