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Sanders calls out Clinton on paid family leave

Days after Clinton called Sanders plan to establish single-payer health care too risky and too expensive, Sanders said the party frontrunner is neglecting a crucial subject: Paid family leave.

By Jack Craver | Updated on November 17, 2015
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The debate within the Democratic presidential primary is still nowhere near as nasty as the attacks between candidates for the GOP nomination, but Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are voicing increasingly strong criticisms of each other’s health policies.

Days after Clinton called Sanders’ plan to establish single-payer health care too risky and too expensive, Sanders said the party frontrunner is neglecting a crucial subject: Paid family leave. The Vermont senator says Clinton’s frequent calls for paid family leave are not enough; she has to release a plan.

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