SENATORS AND HAS REPEATEDLY PROPELLED HIM ON THE DEBATE
STAGE EVEN AS HIS BIGGER NAME
RIVALS HAVE FAILED TO MAKE THE
CUT.
CUT. IT’S A PRETTY REMARKABLE STORY,
AND JOINING ME NOW IS ANDREW
YANG, A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. IT’S GOOD TO HAVE YOU.
>> CHRIS, GREAT TO SEE YOU.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON.
>> OKAY, SO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
HEALTH CARE.
HEALTH CARE. THIS HAS BEEN OBVIOUSLY THE
SUBJECT OF A LOT OF DEBATE.
YOU’VE TALKED ABOUT ON THE
DEBATES, ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
BUT I’M SLIGHTLY CONFUSED ABOUT
YOUR POSITION.
YOUR POSITION. THE FIRST AD YOUR CAMPAIGN RAN
WITH YOUR WIFE AND YOUR SON AND
SHE SAID YOU WOULD FIGHT FOR
MEDICARE FOR ALL AND IT’S BEEN
THE PLATFORM.
THE PLATFORM. YOU RECENTLY PUT OUT SOME
LANGUAGE ON YOUR WEBSITE WHERE
YOU SAY YOU SPIRIT THE SPIRIT OF
MEDICARE FOR ALL, WHICH LEAVES
ME SLIGHTLY CONFUSED WHAT
ACTUALLY YOU’D WANT TO SEE
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. >> WELL, WHAT MEDICARE FOR ALL
MEANS TO MANY AMERICANS IS
UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE THAT’S
HIGH QUALITY AND LOWER ZERO
COST, AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT
I’M CHAMPIONING.
I’M CHAMPIONING. WE NEED TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE
TO ALL AMERICANS, BUT I WOULD
NOT GET RID OF ALL PRIVATE
INSURANCE PLANS IMMEDIATELY
BECAUSE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS
ARE ON THOSE PLANS, ENJOY THOSE
PLANS.
PLANS. IN MANY CASES NEGOTIATED FOR
THOSE PLANS IN LOU OF HIGHER
WAGES.
WAGES. THE GOAL OF THE GOVERNMENT HAS
TO BE WE CAN OUTCOMPETE THE
PRIVE INSURANCE PLANS AND
SQUEEZE THEM OUT OF THE MARKET
OVER TIME.
OVER TIME. >> SO IS THAT SOMETHING ALONG
THE LINES OF POSITIONS TAKEN BY
JOE BIDEN, PETE BUTTIGIEG AND A
FEW OTHERS IN WHICH THERE WOULD
ESSENTIALLY BE THE AVAILABILITY
OF BUYING INTO MEDICARE FOR
PEOPLE?
PEOPLE? >> YES, IT IS QUITE SIMILAR.
BUT OUR PLAN HAS LOWER MINIMAL
COSTS FOR MANY AMERICANS AND
THEN COPAYS JUST SO THAT YOU
HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SKIN IN THE