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>> 50% of americas gdp but in 1965 when medicare was established healthcare costs were 3% as median household income. we are saying lets give to everybody for free. that is not sustainable. heather: hospitals, a lot of people vote for this because youre putting up huge pile of money into the medical industry and ac dollar -- they see dollar signs all over the place, we push people to get unnecessary things because so many are paying for it. that is how it continues to balloon. >> we do not have ...

Your campaign has raised. its amazing. youve done it all without accepting a dime of pac dollar. thats amazing. my question is, what would you tell texans who think youre being selfish with your political campaign money at the expense of the democratic party and what will you be doing with the millions your campaign has raised to ensure a strong democratic turnout in competitive races? >> thank you for being here. thanks for asking the question. to provide some context, its been 30 years since 1...

That you described. one, we could expand medicaid. this state left $100 billion on the table. starting at the moment when the federal government was going to spend 1 hundred cents on the dollar to expand the program, ensuring more families got more care. we could introduce medicare as an option on the exchanges. concerned about rising premium costs? so am i. lets control them with some downward pressure by introducing medicare as an option, lower price, expand selection and choice and ensures, a...

Country, thats not right. when you have a junior senator who wants to turn our tax dollars into vouchers, take them out of those classrooms, away from those public schoolteachers at a time when we desperately need more, not less investment, thats not right. so a higher minimum wage so that you can work one job and focus on that and investing in the next generation, and investment in education, starting public education not in kindergarten but in pre-k. now, that doesnt come cheap. its not easy t...

Age of 65 have a preexisting condition. i mentioned that we are the least insured state in the united states of america. hard to believe that in the year 2018, in the wealthiest, the most powerful country on the planet, we have people crowd funding insulin treatment for diabetes, schoolteachers succumbing to the flu because they dont have $119 co-pay for the flu medication that they need to keep them alive. parents like you living in anxiety, wondering whether those preexisting conditions will c...

Those corporations which are doing just fine, in fact, better than ever, pay their fair share so that all of us can get ahead. >> congressman, in this campaign, you have raised more than $60 million in campaign contributions. thats more than double just for perspective and context what senator cruz has brought in. ben is here with a question about that. hes a second year medical student at the university of texas rio grande valley. >> hello. >> hi there. >> congressman orourke, i listened to you...

In education, starting public education not in kindergarten but in pre-k. now, that doesnt come cheap. its not easy to do. but its an investment that pays dividends. if we put $76 billion up over the next 10 years for every dollar we put in, we get $9 back. thats a $650 billion return on that $76 billion that we put in. that ensures that we have the educated workforce for the future. some kids on the first day of kindergarten start 12 months behind in reading comprehension. ten months back in ma...