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Bernie Sanders: “Medicare is a much more popular program than Aetna is, with all due respect.”

On the recordJune 10, 2009
Medicare is a much more popular program than Aetna is, with all due respect.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders emphasizes Medicare's popularity compared to private insurance.

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