>>> TONIGHT, HALF OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE LIVING
PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK.
AND YET 49% OF ALL NEW INCOME
GOES TO THE TOP 1%.
WE HAVE GOT TO TAKE ON TRUMP’S
RACISM, HIS SEXISM, XENOPHOBIA
AND COME TOGETHER IN AN
UNPRECEDENTED GRASSROOTS
UNPRECEDENTED GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT TO NOT ONLY DEFEAT
TRUMP BUT TO TRANSFORM OUR
ECONOMY AND OUR GOVERNMENT.
>> THAT WAS BERNIE SANDERS’
OPENING STATEMENT ON THE FIRST
NIGHT OF THE DEMOCRATS’ SECOND
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. AND THE INDEPENDENT SENATOR
JOINS US NOW FROM VERMONT.
BERNIE, I’LL TELL YOU WHAT, IT
SEEMS AS IF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
HAS COME TO YOU, EVEN THOUGH YOU
WEREN’T ON THE DEBATE STAGE LAST
NIGHT.
NIGHT. YOU HAD "THE WASHINGTON POST"
CALLING YOU AND ELIZABETH WARREN
THE WINNER.
THE WINNER. IT DOES SEEM LIKE THIS DEBATE IN
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, RUNNING
FOR PRESIDENT, NOW CENTERS
AROUND ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT
YOU BROUGHT TO THE TABLE IN
2016.
2016. >> WELL, JOE, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
MUCH. I TAKE THAT AS A COMPLIMENT, AND
I THINK WHAT THAT SUGGESTS IS
THAT THE IDEAS THAT I HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT ARE THE IDEAS AND
THE NEEDS OF THE WORKING CLASS
AND MIDDLE CLASS OF THIS
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. WHEN YOU LAY OUT TO THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE THE FACT THAT OVER THE
LAST 30 YEARS, THE TOP 1%, JOE,
HAVE SEEN A $21 TRILLION
INCREASE IN THEIR WEALTH WHILE
THE BOTTOM 50% HAVE ACTUALLY
SEEN A $900 BILLION DECLINE,
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IT DOESN’T
MAKE SENSE.
MAKE SENSE. AND PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THERE’S
SOMETHING REALLY WRONG THAT WE
ARE THE ONLY MAJOR COUNTRY ON
EARTH NOT TO GUARANTEE HEALTH
CARE TO ALL PEOPLE AS A HUMAN
RIGHT.
RIGHT. THAT WE PAY, BY FAR, THE HIGHEST
PRICES IN THE WORLD FOR
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. THAT AFTER WE BAILED OUT WALL
STREET, 10, 11 YEARS AGO, THEY
CONTINUE TO RIP US OFF.
PEOPLE DO WANT A GOVERNMENT NOT
CONTROLLED BY WEALTHY CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTORS BUT A GOVERNMENT
THAT REPRESENTS ALL OF THE
PEOPLE AND AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS
FOR THEM, NOT JUST THE 1%.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE CATCHING ON,
BUT THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE TO GO.
>> AND DONALD TRUMP, OF COURSE,
WHEN HE CAMPAIGNED IN 2016
ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT HOW THE
RICH WERE GETTING RICHER.
THE POOR WERE GETTING POORER.
HE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE SYSTEM
WAS RIGGED AGAINST WORKING CLASS
AMERICANS, AND HE GOT A LOT OF
WORKING CLASS AMERICANS WHO USED
TO VOTE DEMOCRATIC IN
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, AND McCOMB
COUNTY IN KENOSHA AND RACINE,
WISCONSIN.
WISCONSIN. GOT THEM ON HIS SIDE.
HOW DO YOU, HOW DO THE DEMOCRATS
WIN THOSE WORKING CLASS UNION
MEMBERS BACK IN 2020?
>> WELL, THAT IS A GREAT
QUESTION, JOE.
QUESTION, JOE. AND I THINK THE FUTURE OF
AMERICA DEPENDS UPON US COMING
UP WITH THAT ANSWER.
AND I THINK THE FIRST THING THAT
I HOPE MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO
VOTED FOR TRUMP UNDERSTAND IS
THAT HE IS A PATHOLOGICAL LIAR.
AND IT GIVES ME NO PLEASURE TO
SAY THAT.
SAY THAT. BUT THAT’S WHAT HE IS.
HE SAYS ANYTHING THAT COMES TO
HIS MIND THAT HE THINKS WILL GET
VOTES, BUT HE HAS NO INTENTION
OF CARRYING THROUGH ON HIS
PROMISES.
PROMISES. YOU WILL REMEMBER, OF COURSE,
THAT HE PROMISED THE PEOPLE OF
MICHIGAN AND WISCONSIN,
PENNSYLVANIA, THE PEOPLE OF THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. HE SAID I’M GOING TO GUARANTEE
HEALTH CARE TO EVERYBODY.
REMEMBER THAT, JOE?
TO EVERYBODY.
TO EVERYBODY. AND THEN HE WORKS OVERTIME -- HE
WORKS AS HARD AS HE CAN TO
ACTUALLY TRY TO REPEAL OBAMACARE
AND THROW 32 MILLION PEOPLE OFF
OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE THAT
THEY HAVE.
THEY HAVE. TRUMP SAID I AM GOING TO COME UP
WITH A TAX PLAN THAT IS NOT
GOING TO BENEFIT BILLIONAIRES
LIKE MYSELF.
LIKE MYSELF. WE’RE NOT GOING TO BENEFIT THE
RICH.
RICH. IT’S GOING TO BE FOR THE WORKING
CLASS.
CLASS. 83% OF THE BENEFITS OF HIS PLAN
GO TO THE TOP 1%.
HE SAID, AND I KNOW YOU REMEMBER
THIS, HE SAID I, DONALD TRUMP,
I’M A DIFFERENT TYPE OF
REPUBLICAN.
REPUBLICAN. I’M NOT MITCH McCONNELL.
I’M NOT PAUL RYAN.
I’M NOT GOING TO TRY TO CUT
MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND SOCIAL
SECURITY.
SECURITY. TAKE A LOOK AT HIS BUDGETS.
HE PROPOSED MASSIVE CUTS TO
MEDICAID, MEDICARE AND IN FACT,
TO SOCIAL SECURITY.
SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION,
WE’VE GOT TO DO TWO THINGS.
FIRST, WE HAVE TO EXPOSE THEM
FOR THE LIAR AND THE FRAUD THAT
HE IS.
HE IS. THAT HE HAS MORE BILLIONAIRES IN
HIS ADMINISTRATION THAN ANY
PRESIDENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
BUT SECOND OF ALL, AND EVEN MORE
IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE GOT TO TAKE
A VISION TO A WORKING CLASS IN
THIS COUNTRY THAT IS STRUGGLING.
A WORKING CLASS THAT IS WORRIED
THAT THEIR KIDS FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN THE MODERN HISTORY OF
AMERICA WILL HAVE A LOWER
STANDARD OF LIVING THAN THEY DO.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
IT MEANS THAT WE FIGHT FOR A
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT
GUARANTEES HEALTH CARE TO EVERY
MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD WITHOUT ANY
DEDUCTIBLES.
DEDUCTIBLES. WITHOUT ANY COPAYMENTS.
WITHOUT ANY PREMIUMS AND WE SAVE
THE AVERAGE FAMILY SUBSTANTIAL
SUMS OF MONEY ON HEALTH CARE.
IT MEANS THAT WE SIGNIFICANTLY
LOWER THE COST OF PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS.
DRUGS. JOE, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, A
FEW DAYS AGO, I TOOK A TRIP TO
WINDSOR, ONTARIO, IN CANADA WITH
ABOUT 15 PEOPLE WHO ARE DEALING
WITH DIABETES.
WITH DIABETES. WE PURCHASED INSULIN IN CANADA
FOR ONE-TENTH OF THE PRICE BEING
PAID IN THE UNITED STATES.
HOW UNBELIEVABLE IS THAT?
AND THE REASON FOR THAT, OF
COURSE, IS IN THIS COUNTRY, THE
DRUG COMPANIES CAN CHARGE US
ANYTHING THEY WANT FOR ANY
MEDICINE THEY WANT BECAUSE THEY
OWN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
>> OKAY, SENATOR --
>> AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE --
>> GO AHEAD.
SORRY, JOE.
SORRY, JOE. >> THIS IS NOT JOE.
THIS IS MIKE.
>> HEY, MIKE.
>> LET’S STICK WITH THAT.
YOU BECOME PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES, OKAY?
JANUARY 21st, 2021, MEDICARE FOR
ALL.
ALL. YOU CAN’T IMPLEMENT THAT IN A
SINGLE DAY.
SINGLE DAY. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR
YOU WOULD HAVE EMPLOYER-BASED
HEALTH POLICIES.
HEALTH POLICIES. AND THEY LIKE THOSE HEALTH
POLICIES.
POLICIES. LET ME TELL YOU THE PROBLEM A
LOT OF PEOPLE, I THINK, HAVE
WITH THESE POLICIES.
THEY ARE GREAT.
THEY GIVE YOU A LOT OF COMFORT
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE POLICY,
WHEN YOU READ ABOUT THE POLICY
UNTIL YOU CHECK INTO A HOSPITAL
AND THEN -- AND THEN YOU WALK
INTO A CASINO WHEN YOU ARE
DEALING WITH THE PHARMACEUTICAL
CONGLOMERATE.
CONGLOMERATE. SO ON YOUR FIRST DAY IN OFFICE,
FORGET IMPLEMENTING MEDICARE FOR
ALL, WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT THE
PHARMACEUTICAL LOBBY?
PHARMACEUTICAL LOBBY? >> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
AND LET ME ANSWER IT BY SAYING
THIS.
THIS. I WROTE THE AMENDMENT THAT SAYS
THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SHOULD
HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LOWER COST
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IN CANADA.
BUT WHAT THE DRUG COMPANIES WERE
ABLE TO DO IS PUT A PROVISION IN
MY AMENDMENT THAT SAID, WELL,
YEAH, BUT THAT HAS TO GET FDA
APPROVAL WHICH IS FINE WITH ME
BEFORE WE CAN IMPLEMENT THE
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. AND, OF COURSE, NO PRESIDENT HAS
HAD HIS FDA APPROVE THE FACT
THAT WE CAN, OF COURSE, REIMPORT
PERFECTLY SAFE MEDICINE FROM
CANADA.
CANADA. SO WHAT I WILL DO IS HAVE MY
SECRETARY OF THE HHS, HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES, AND THE HEAD OF
THE FDA MAKE SURE THAT THE
MEDICINE COMING IN FROM CANADA
OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY IS, IN
FACT, PERFECTLY SAFE.
NOT A HARD THING TO DO.
YOU ARE DEALING WITH HUGE
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES.
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES. YOU CAN FOLLOW THE PRODUCT FROM
ITS DEVELOPMENT IN THE FACTORY
TO ITS WAREHOUSE BACK INTO THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> AND WHEN YOU DO THAT, WE CAN
VERY SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER THE
COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ON
DAY ONE BY HAVING PHARMACISTS
AND DISTRIBUTORS BRING THAT
PRODUCT BACK INTO THE UNITED
STATES.
STATES. >> BERNIE, AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS
CLARE.
CLARE. I WAS WITH YOU ON REIMPORTATION
AND NEGOTIATING AND MEDICARE.
AND THOSE ARE THINGS YOU COULD
GET DONE VERY QUICKLY.
I ALSO REMEMBER THE FIRST TWO
YEARS OF THIS ADMINISTRATION AND
HOW THE 60-VOTE MARGIN SAVED
THIS COUNTRY.
THIS COUNTRY. WE WERE ABLE TO STOP SOME OF THE
CRAZY STUFF THAT THIS PRESIDENT
WAS TRYING TO DO BY HAVING A
60-VOTE MARGIN IN THE SENATE.
A WOMAN’S RIGHT TO CHOOSE, SOME
OF THE THINGS THEY WANTED TO DO
TO THE IMMIGRANT POPULATION.
SO LET’S ASSUME FOR A MINUTE
THAT THE 60-VOTE MARGIN STAYS
BECAUSE THERE’S A LOT OF
SENATORS ON BOTH SIDES, AS YOU
KNOW, THAT WANT THAT
INSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION FOR THE
MINORITY.
MINORITY. WHERE ARE THE REPUBLICAN VOTES
RIGHT NOW?
RIGHT NOW? YOU KNOW THESE GUYS AS WELL AS I
DO.
DO. NAME A FEW NAMES OF THE PEOPLE
THAT YOU THINK MIGHT BE WILLING
TO VOTE FOR YOUR HEALTH CARE
PLAN AND DO AWAY WITH
EMPLOYER-BASED INSURANCE.
EMPLOYER-BASED INSURANCE. >> WELL, LET ME MAKE A COUPLE OF
POINTS, CLARE.
POINTS, CLARE. FOR A START, AS YOU ALSO KNOW,
VERY MAJOR PIECES OF LEGISLATION
HAVE BEEN PASSED WITH 51 VOTES
THROUGH A BUDGET RECONCILIATION
ACT.
ACT. AND AS YOU OBVIOUSLY KNOW, THE
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES WOULD BE MY VICE
PRESIDENT, WOULD BE SITTING UP
THERE AS PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
TO INTERPRET SENATE RULES.
SO I THINK YOU GOT TO DO TWO
THINGS.
THINGS. I THINK WE NEED FILIBUSTER
REFORM SO THAT SO SOME SENATOR
CANNOT HAVE A STAFF MEMBER
TELLING THE SENATE THAT THEY’RE
GOING TO REQUIRE 60 VOTES.
YOU’LL HAVE TO BE ON THAT FLOOR.
AND YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE
TALKING AND TALKING.
NOW I DON’T WANT THE SENATE TO
BECOME THE HOUSE.
I REALLY DON’T.
I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT FOR THE
OPPOSITION, CONSERVATIVE,
OPPOSITION, CONSERVATIVE, PROGRESSIVE, TO BE ABLE TO MAKE
THE POINT.
THE POINT. BUT YOU MAKE THE POINT BY
STANDING ON THE FLOOR.
I WAS ON THAT FLOOR FOR 8 1/2
HOURS.
HOURS. THAT’S WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.
BUT SECOND OF ALL, BUDGET
RECONCILIATION GIVES YOU THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PASS MAJOR
LEGISLATION WITH 51 VOTES.
AND THE THIRD POINT THAT I WOULD
MAKE, CLARE, I THINK THE IDEAS
THAT I AM TALKING ABOUT, WHETHER
IT IS TAKING ON THE GREED AND
THE CORRUPTION AND THE ILLEGAL
ACTIVITY OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL
INDUSTRY, WHETHER IT IS
GUARANTEEING HEALTH CARE TO ALL
PEOPLE THROUGH A MEDICARE FOR
ALL SINGLE PAYER SYSTEM, I THINK
THAT THOSE IDEAS ARE POPULAR.
AND I THINK ONCE WE RALLY THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE, WHICH IS WHAT I
INTEND TO DO AS PRESIDENT, I’M
GOING TO RUN THE PRESIDENCY
DIFFERENTLY THAN ANYONE ELSE.
I’M NOT ONLY GOING TO BE
COMMANDER IN CHIEF.
I’M GOING TO BE ORGANIZER IN
CHIEF.
CHIEF. WE’RE GOING TO GO OUT TO
KENTUCKY.
KENTUCKY. A VERY, VERY POOR STATE WHERE
PEOPLE ARE EARNING LOW WAGES.
CAN’T AFFORD HEALTH CARE.
CAN’T AFFORD INSURANCE OR
PHARMACEUTICALS.
PHARMACEUTICALS. AND WE’RE GOING TO RALLY THE
PEOPLE THERE TO TELL THEIR
SENATORS TO STAND WITH ORDINARY
AMERICANS AND NOT WITH WEALTHY
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS.
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS. >> HEY, SENATOR.
IT’S JONATHAN LEMIRE.
THE LAST TWO NIGHTS AT THE
DEMOCRATIC DEBATE, SORT OF
SPIRITED DEBATE BETWEEN THE IDEA
OF THE OBAMA-ERA PLUS VERSUS THE
SWEEPING NEW BIG IDEAS.
THE REINVENTION OF THE PARTY, IF
YOU WILL.
YOU WILL. YOU, OF COURSE, SIDE ON THE IDEA
OF BIG IDEAS.
THE BIG GREEN DEAL AND MEDICARE
FOR ALL.
FOR ALL. MY QUESTION IS HOW PRECISELY ARE
YOU GOING TO PAY FOR ALL OF
THAT?
THAT? >> GOOD.
>> GOOD. OKAY.
OKAY. VERY GOOD.
VERY GOOD. AND WE HAVE VERY PRECISE METHODS
AND PROGRAMS TO PAY FOR IT.
LET ME GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF
EXAMPLES.
EXAMPLES. IN TERMS OF MEDICARE FOR ALL, WE
START OFF WITH THE TRUTHFUL
PREMISE THAT WE’RE ALREADY
SPENDING TWICE AS MUCH PER
PERSON ON HEALTH CARE AS DO THE
PEOPLE ANY OF OTHER COUNTRY.
WE SPEND TWICE AS MUCH AS THE
CANADIANS DO.
CANADIANS DO. AND WHEN YOU ARE IN CANADA, IF
YOU HAVE HEART SURGERY, YOU’RE
IN A HOSPITAL FOR A MONTH, YOU
WALK OUT WITHOUT PAYING ANY BILL
AT ALL BECAUSE HEALTH CARE IS A
HUMAN RIGHT.
HUMAN RIGHT. SO WE’RE STARTING OFF IN THE
ADVANTAGEOUS POSITION OF ALREADY
SPENDING A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY.
WHAT WE DO IS WE SHIFT THE
PAYMENTS AWAY FROM PREMIUMS,
AWAY FROM CO-PAYMENTS, AWAY FROM
OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES BECAUSE
OF THE HUGE DEDUCTIBLES THAT
MANY PEOPLE HAVE.
THE HIGH COST OF PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS AND THE INCREDIBLE
COMPLEXITY OF THE SYSTEM.
IT IS DRIVING DOCTORS CRAZY.
IT IS DRIVING PATIENTS CRAZY.
IT COSTS US HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS A YEAR WHEN YOU HAVE
HUNDREDS OF INSURANCE PROGRAMS,
EACH ONE WITH DIFFERENT
DEDUCTIBLES, PREMIUMS,
DEDUCTIBLES, PREMIUMS, CO-PAYMENTS, AND NETWORKS FOR
DOCTORS.
DOCTORS. YOU HAVE A SIMPLE PLAN.
AND WHAT YOU DO IS YOU PUT THAT
INTO THE TAX BASE.
WE HAVE BROUGHT FORTH A VARIETY
OF IDEAS THAT -- HOW YOU CAN PAY
FOR IT.
FOR IT. OBVIOUSLY, WE’LL PAY FOR IT IN A
PROGRESSIVE WAY.
PROGRESSIVE WAY. WHEN THREE INDIVIDUALS IN
AMERICA OWN MORE WEALTH THAN THE
BOTTOM HALF OF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE, YEAH, WE ARE GOING TO
ASK THE WEALTHY AND LARGE
CORPORATIONS TO SIGNIFICANTLY
CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEEDS OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE, INCLUDING
HEALTH CARE.
HEALTH CARE. SECOND OF ALL, I DO BELIEVE THAT
WE SHOULD MAKE IN THE YEAR 2019
OR 2020 PUBLIC COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES TUITION FREE
BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT IN
A COMPETITIVE, GLOBAL ECONOMY IF
WE WANT OUR KIDS TO GO OUT AND
GET THE DECENT JOBS, THEY NEED A
HIGHER EDUCATION.
HIGHER EDUCATION. AND I AM VERY PROUD TO TELL YOU
THAT IN CALIFORNIA RIGHT NOW,
YOU GOT LOS ANGELES, SAN
FRANCISCO, THEIR COMMUNITY
COLLEGES ARE NOW TUITION FREE.
TENNESSEE, COMMUNITY COLLEGES
ARE FREE.
ARE FREE. NEW YORK STATE MOVING IN THAT
DIRECTION.
DIRECTION. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL
SCHOOL, TUITION FREE.
SO THAT IDEA IS GAINING A LOT OF
TRACTION.
TRACTION. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS, WE NEED
TO DO THAT AND WE ALSO NEED TO
CANCEL STUDENT DEBT, WHICH IS SO
OPPRESSIVE FOR SO MANY PEOPLE IN
THIS COUNTRY.
THIS COUNTRY. HOW DO I PAY FOR THAT?
I WILL TELL YOU HOW I PAY FOR
THAT.
THAT. WE IMPOSE A MODEST TAX ON WALL
STREET SPECULATION THAT RAISES
$2.4 TRILLION OVER A TEN-YEAR
PERIOD.
PERIOD. SO I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT I
WANT TO DO IN TERMS OF
EDUCATION, WE DO PAY FOR IT.
>> HI, SENATOR.
SO MEDICARE FOR ALL, OVER ALL,
IS VERY POPULAR.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC
OPINION ON TOTALLY GETTING RID
OF PRIVATE INSURANCE FOLKS ARE
JUST NOT THERE.
HOW DO YOU CHANGE PUBLIC OPINION
ON THAT?
ON THAT? >> LET ME RESPECTFULLY PUSH BACK
TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ON THAT.
THERE IS JUST THE POLL THAT CAME
OUT I BELIEVE YESTERDAY ON I
BELIEVE IT WAS YOU GOV.
THEY ASKED THE QUESTION, THE
DIFFICULTY OF POLLING IS
OBVIOUSLY HOW YOU PHRASE THEM.
IF YOU PHRASE THE QUESTION TO
SAY, WOULD YOU BE SUPPORTIVE OF
EXPANSION OF MEDICARE TO COVER
ALL OF OUR PEOPLE WHERE YOU HAVE
FREEDOM OF CHOICE, WHICH MY BILL
DOES, IN TERMS OF THE DOCTOR OR
THE HOSPITAL WHERE YOU ARE, NO
COPAYMENTS, NO DEDUCTIBLES, NO
OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES, BUT YOU
WILL PAY MORE IN TAXES, THE
ANSWER IS PEOPLE WILL SUPPORT
THAT PROPOSAL.
THAT PROPOSAL. I HEAR EVERY SINGLE DAY FROM
INSURANCE AND DRUG COMPANIES,
PEOPLE LOVE THEIR HEALTH
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
INSURANCE COMPANIES. THAT IS NOT TRUE.
PEOPLE DO NOT LOVE THEIR HEALTH
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
INSURANCE COMPANIES. IN FACT, IMPORTANTLY, EVERY
SINGLE YEAR 50 MILLION AMERICANS
LOSE THE PRIVATE HEALTH
INSURANCE THEY HAVE.
IF YOU LEAVE YOUR JOB TODAY,
JOE, OR MIKA, OR CLAIR, YOU’LL
END UP WITH A DIFFERENT PRIVATE
INSURANCE PROGRAM.
INSURANCE PROGRAM. IF YOUR EMPLOYER SAYS, YOU KNOW,
GUYS, WE’RE PAYING TOO MUCH, I’M
SHIFTING POLICY.
SHIFTING POLICY. WE’RE GETTING A DIFFERENT
COMPANY.
COMPANY. YOU LOSE YOUR PRIVATE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
COMPANY. IF YOU QUIT YOUR JOB YOU LOSE
YOUR PRIVATE INSURANCE.
50 MILLION AMERICANS EVERY
SINGLE YEAR ARE IN THAT
POSITION.
POSITION. WHEN WE HAVE MEDICARE FOR ALL,
YOU WILL HAVE FAR MORE STABILITY
THAN YOU CURRENTLY HAVE.
FOR MEDICARE FOR ALL WE’LL
EXPAND BENEFITS FOR SENIORS TO
INCLUDE DENTAL CARE, HEARING
AIDS, GLASS, WHICH ARE NOT
CURRENTLY COVERED.
CURRENTLY COVERED. VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE SENIORS.
>> BERNIE, ALWAYS GREAT TO TALK
TO YOU.
TO YOU. CONGRATULATIONS ON WHAT
EVERYBODY IS CONSIDERING TO BE A
VERY SUCCESSFUL SECOND DEBATE.
CONGRATULATIONS AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO TALKING TO YOU SOON.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A LOOK
AHEAD TO TONIGHT’S TRUMP RALLY