Reproductive rights, Big Tech, paid family leave — these are just some of the big issues rarely discussed at the Democratic presidential debates.
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00:04Health care.
00:05Insurance plan.
00:06Health care system.
00:07My immigration plan.
00:08I looked over the fence.
00:09Combating the issues of poverty.
00:11Gun sales in terms of assault weapons.
00:13Calls for impeachment really began shortly after Trump won his election.
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00:26This is the sixth debate we have had in this presidential cycle
00:31and not nearly one word with all of these discussions about health care
00:35on women's access to reproductive health care,
00:37which is under full-on attack in America today.
00:41♪♪
00:49People deserve to control their own body.
00:52Senator, thank you.
00:53We are going to get to that issue later on tonight.
00:55♪♪
01:03Right now, Roe v. Wade protects a woman's right to abortion nationwide.
01:08But if Roe gets overturned and abortion access disappears in some states,
01:12would you intervene as president to try to bring that access back, Senator Klobuchar?
01:17Well, of course.
01:18We should codify Roe v. Wade into law.
01:21That is what we should do.
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01:28I'm not willing to give up and let a handful of monopolists
01:32dominate our economy and our democracy.
01:36♪♪
01:45Mr. Yang, Senator Warren is calling for companies like Facebook,
01:49Amazon, and Google to be broken up.
01:51Is she right? Does that need to happen?
01:53♪♪
02:20What will you do at the executive level to ensure that every American
02:23has equal access to the ballot box?
02:26If you are 18, you have a right to vote.
02:30End of discussion.
02:31We cannot allow the kind of racially motivated or partisan
02:35voter suppression or gerrymandering that often dictates the outcome of election
02:40before the voting even begins.
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02:49There are only two countries in the world that don't have paid family leave
02:52for new moms, the United States of America and Papua New Guinea.
02:56That is the entire list.