Tapper Grills Kamala Harris on Eliminating Private Health Insurance: ‘That’s Not What I Meant!’

>> I think the last ░░░░░░░░ I saw you was ░░░░░░░░ town hall I want ░░░░░░░░ ask you about something ░░░░░░░░ said that night You ░░░░░░░░ on stage when it ░░░░░░░░ to private insurance let ░░░░░░░░ eliminate that Let s ░░░░░░░░ on Now you said ░░░░░░░░ don t need to ░░░░░░░░ rid of all private ░░░░░░░░ Let s clear that ░░░░░░░░ When we were together ░░░░░░░░ roll the tape please ░░░░░░░░ support the Bernie I ░░░░░░░░ Medicare for all but ░░░░░░░░ want to clear up ░░░░░░░░ happened in that stage ░░░░░░░░ was in the context ░░░░░░░░ saying let s get ░░░░░░░░ of all the bureaucracies ░░░░░░░░ the insurance company No ░░░░░░░░ s the way it ░░░░░░░░ interpreted What I meant ░░░░░░░░ let s get rid ░░░░░░░░ the bureaucracy The bill ░░░░░░░░ rid of insurance No ░░░░░░░░ does not get rid ░░░░░░░░ insurance Listen let me ░░░░░░░░ tell you where I ░░░░░░░░ Let s tell you ░░░░░░░░ I am I support ░░░░░░░░ for all It is ░░░░░░░░ preferred As a principle ░░░░░░░░ mean not the bill ░░░░░░░░ support the bill The ░░░░░░░░ gets rid of private ░░░░░░░░ for everything Doesn t ░░░░░░░░ rid of supplemental insurance ░░░░░░░░ like cosmetic surgery For ░░░░░░░░ essential health care benefits ░░░░░░░░ why Ask the question ░░░░░░░░ The answer to that ░░░░░░░░ is because Medicare for ░░░░░░░░ and the vision of ░░░░░░░░ it will be includes ░░░░░░░░ expansion of coverage So ░░░░░░░░ for all will include ░░░░░░░░ It will include dental ░░░░░░░░ will include hearing AIDS ░░░░░░░░ a lot of members ░░░░░░░░ unions for exam who ░░░░░░░░ their private insurance and ░░░░░░░░ plans that have been ░░░░░░░░ on their behalf and ░░░░░░░░ t want that replaced ░░░░░░░░ Let me tell you ░░░░░░░░ I completely agree with ░░░░░░░░ members of organized labor ░░░░░░░░ have negotiated for plans ░░░░░░░░ have in those negotiations ░░░░░░░░ given up what could ░░░░░░░░ been higher wages in ░░░░░░░░ for higher coverage for ░░░░░░░░ care We have to ░░░░░░░░ that It s a ░░░░░░░░ concern which must be ░░░░░░░░ The bill also says ░░░░░░░░ every individual who is ░░░░░░░░ resident of the United ░░░░░░░░ is entitled to benefits ░░░░░░░░ health care services under ░░░░░░░░ act Not every individual ░░░░░░░░ is a citizen every ░░░░░░░░ who is a resident ░░░░░░░░ support giving Medicare for ░░░░░░░░ to people in this ░░░░░░░░ illegally Let me be ░░░░░░░░ clear about this I ░░░░░░░░ opposed to any policy ░░░░░░░░ would deny in our ░░░░░░░░ any human being from ░░░░░░░░ to public safety public ░░░░░░░░ or public health, period.