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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders and Jayapal to Hold Town Hall on Medicare for All at U.S. Capitol

Press Release

Date: May 12, 2023
Location: Washington, D.C.
Issues: Health Insurance

"The American people understand, as I do, that health care is a human right, not a privilege. It is not acceptable to me, nor to the American people, that over 85 million people today are either uninsured or underinsured. As we speak, there are millions of people who would like to go to a doctor but cannot afford to do so. This is an outrage. In America, your health and your longevity should not be dependent on your wealth. After this terrible pandemic that took so many lives, it is clearer now, perhaps more than it has ever been before. It is long past time that Congress acts to save lives. It is long past time to end the international embarrassment of the United States being the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care to all of its citizens."


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