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The Latest: Sanders forces universal health care issue

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., second from right, declines to speak with a reporter as he walks to a luncheon with Democrats on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., second from right, declines to speak with a reporter as he walks to a luncheon with Democrats on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

By Associated Press 2 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on universal health care proposals (all times local):

4:30 p.m.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is disrupting the Democratic Party again.

The Vermont independent almost stole the Democratic presidential nomination from Hillary Clinton last year. Now, he’s forcing the party to take sides over his proposal to provide government-run health care for all.

Sanders plans to unveil his package Wednesday. It would essentially expand Medicare to cover all Americans.