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Bernie Sanders: “I think it is a popular program, but if you say Government should not be involved in healthcare, and Medicare is a…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2014
I think it is a popular program, but if you say Government should not be involved in healthcare, and Medicare is a Government healthcare program.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders highlights the contradiction in opposing government involvement while supporting Medicare.

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