The Issues Barely Mentioned at the Debates

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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.

00:17♪♪

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.

01:23♪♪

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.

02:42♪♪

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.

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