Friends -
The question facing our country right now is this:
Who will have the guts to stand up to the health insurance industry, which saw more than $100 BILLION in profits last year?
I am tired of seeing Democrats defend a dysfunctional health care system where 87 million people are uninsured or underinsured and 30,000 people die every year because they lack adequate coverage.
So I was disappointed this week to see that Joe Biden used the talking points of the health insurance industry to attack Medicare for All and our campaign.
The truth is, they don’t need the help. They have extraordinary influence and an unlimited sum of money to spend to beat us. And indeed, they have already started, spending millions of dollars to attack Medicare for All. And that is just the start – they will stop at nothing to make sure we do not win.
Let us be clear: under Medicare for All, all Americans will have comprehensive health care coverage as a guaranteed human right. And with no premiums, co-payments or out-of-pocket expenses, ordinary Americans will be spending far less for that care than they currently pay.
As I travel across the country, I hear over and over that people trust us more than anyone else to stand up to the insurance industry.
That is because we do not take a penny from executives of the health insurance or drug industries. We don’t have a single billionaire who has donated to our campaign.
Our campaign is funded by more than one million working people who believe that together we can transform our country. And that is why I am asking you to make a contribution today:
Thank you for all you do for our political revolution.
In solidarity,
Bernie Sanders