BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Bernie Sanders has urged hundreds of people in two Colorado appearances to vote for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and for a ballot measure to set up the nation’s first universal health care system.
The Coloradoan reports (https://noconow.co/2dX8gOE) that the Vermont senator touched on climate change, immigration, job creation and other themes in backing former rival Clinton during a Monday appearance at Colorado State University.
Sanders later promoted Amendment 69, the universal coverage measure, in a speech at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
The $25 billion plan would eliminate private insurance in favor of a 10 percent “premium tax,” with the state covering health expenses. Employers would share employees’ costs.
Sanders defeated Clinton in Colorado’s Democratic presidential caucuses in March.
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