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Bernie Sanders: “One year of his entire pension would have paid for 1 year, and he died from lung cancer.”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2024
One year of his entire pension would have paid for 1 year, and he died from lung cancer.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders shares a personal story about the high cost of cancer treatment.

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