Where Republicans and Democrats agree on healthcare

By Robert King, Kimberly Leonard

Published October 2, 2017 4:01am ET

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Where Republicans and Democrats agree on healthcare — Republicans, who failed again in the Senate to replace Obamacare last week, said Democrats won't admit that the law is failing while Democrats say Republicans want to take away healthcare from millions of people. But beyond Obamacare as a whole, the two parties do agree on many healthcare issues and have forged bipartisan consensus. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) | Cliff Owen

Sen. Bernie Sanders said at a CNN town hall on the future of U.S. healthcare last week that Republicans and Democrats do agree on some healthcare issues.

“Nobody up here wants to see anybody die,” the Vermont independent said, referring to the other town hall participants, Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota.

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