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Bernie Sanders Says He’s Prepared To Be In Charge Of Health Care If Dems Take The Senate

Emily Zanotti
Bernie Sanders Says He’s Prepared To Be In Charge Of Health Care If Dems Take The Senate
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will likely be rewarded for his allegiance if Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden wins the November election, and he has his sights set on a healthcare committee chairmanship, he told a rally over the weekend.

Speaking to a crowd of Democrats, Sanders, who is the primary champion of “Medicare-for-All” style health care, told the crowd that if the Democrats take back the Senate, he’ll be the chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Health.

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