Harry Reid on Medicare for All: ‘Not a chance in hell it would pass’

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Former Nevada Sen. Harry Reid tossed a wet blanket on Medicare for All ahead of the final debate on Wednesday night before the state’s caucuses take place on Saturday.

Reid, who was the Democratic leader in the Senate, claimed the government-funded healthcare plan touted by Sen. Bernie Sanders would never pass Congress. He told ABC News’s Powerhouse podcast that he thinks “the world of Bernie Sanders” but that he believes Medicare for All is “impractical.”

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