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Bernie Sanders Interview

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I chose Bernie sanders as the candidate that I would vote for. A couple of issues that I care about that Sanders also stands for are healthcare for all and same-sex marriage. Sanders position on everyone being able to have healthcare is supportive. In an interview with Ezra Klein of Vox, Sanders responded with, “Health care, to my mind, is a right of all people. That's what I believe. I think every man, woman, and child is entitled to health care”(1). He believes that healthcare should not be something that we have to qualify and fight for but that it should be our right to have good healthcare. He made a point by saying that despite having the affordable care act, we still have so many people that are still uninsured and underinsured while our country is paying almost double what any other nation faces (2). Sanders is for healthcare for all because he believes it’s our right to it despite our income and not be discriminated against for reasons such as our gender or previous health issues. He believes we shouldn’t be discriminated against just because we might have had a health issue that the insurance companies consider a higher risk of needing help later, which would mean …show more content…

Sanders has been a supporter of LGBT rights since the 80’s which was around the time when he supported the city of Burlington’s first ever Pride Parade. Sanders made a statement after June 26, 2016, Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage saying, "This decision is a victory for same-sex couples across our country, as well as all those seeking to live in a nation where every citizen is afforded equal rights”. Sanders says if he is made president that he has a lot of plans to help the LGBT community move further than it has already gone. One way he plans on doing so is by signing into laws such as the Equality Act and the Every Chile Deserves a Family Act to help stop discrimination against the LGBT community.

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