PROPELLED HIM ON THE DEBATE STAGE EVEN AS HIS BIGGER NAME

STAGE EVEN AS HIS BIGGER NAME RIVALS HAVE FAILED TO MAKE THE

RIVALS HAVE FAILED TO MAKE THE CUT.

CUT. IT'S A PRETTY REMARKABLE STORY,

IT'S A PRETTY REMARKABLE STORY, AND JOINING ME NOW IS ANDREW

AND JOINING ME NOW IS ANDREW YANG, A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR

YANG, A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT.

PRESIDENT. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU.

IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU. >> CHRIS, GREAT TO SEE YOU.

>> CHRIS, GREAT TO SEE YOU. HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON. >> OKAY, SO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT

>> OKAY, SO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HEALTH CARE.

HEALTH CARE. THIS HAS BEEN OBVIOUSLY THE

THIS HAS BEEN OBVIOUSLY THE SUBJECT OF A LOT OF DEBATE.

SUBJECT OF A LOT OF DEBATE. YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT ON THE

YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT ON THE DEBATES, ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

DEBATES, ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. BUT I'M SLIGHTLY CONFUSED ABOUT

BUT I'M SLIGHTLY CONFUSED ABOUT YOUR POSITION.

YOUR POSITION. THE FIRST AD YOUR CAMPAIGN RAN

THE FIRST AD YOUR CAMPAIGN RAN WITH YOUR WIFE AND YOUR SON AND

WITH YOUR WIFE AND YOUR SON AND SHE SAID YOU WOULD FIGHT FOR

SHE SAID YOU WOULD FIGHT FOR MEDICARE FOR ALL AND IT'S BEEN

MEDICARE FOR ALL AND IT'S BEEN THE PLATFORM.

THE PLATFORM. YOU RECENTLY PUT OUT SOME

YOU RECENTLY PUT OUT SOME LANGUAGE ON YOUR WEBSITE WHERE

LANGUAGE ON YOUR WEBSITE WHERE YOU SAY YOU SPIRIT THE SPIRIT OF

YOU SAY YOU SPIRIT THE SPIRIT OF MEDICARE FOR ALL, WHICH LEAVES

MEDICARE FOR ALL, WHICH LEAVES ME SLIGHTLY CONFUSED WHAT

ME SLIGHTLY CONFUSED WHAT ACTUALLY YOU'D WANT TO SEE

ACTUALLY YOU'D WANT TO SEE HAPPEN.

HAPPEN. >> WELL, WHAT MEDICARE FOR ALL

>> WELL, WHAT MEDICARE FOR ALL MEANS TO MANY AMERICANS IS

MEANS TO MANY AMERICANS IS UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE THAT'S

UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE THAT'S HIGH QUALITY AND LOWER ZERO

HIGH QUALITY AND LOWER ZERO COST, AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT

COST, AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I'M CHAMPIONING.

I'M CHAMPIONING. WE NEED TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE

WE NEED TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO ALL AMERICANS, BUT I WOULD

TO ALL AMERICANS, BUT I WOULD NOT GET RID OF ALL PRIVATE

NOT GET RID OF ALL PRIVATE INSURANCE PLANS IMMEDIATELY

INSURANCE PLANS IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS

BECAUSE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE ON THOSE PLANS, ENJOY THOSE

ARE ON THOSE PLANS, ENJOY THOSE PLANS.

PLANS. IN MANY CASES NEGOTIATED FOR

IN MANY CASES NEGOTIATED FOR THOSE PLANS IN LOU OF HIGHER

THOSE PLANS IN LOU OF HIGHER WAGES.

WAGES. THE GOAL OF THE GOVERNMENT HAS

THE GOAL OF THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO BE WE CAN OUTCOMPETE THE

TO BE WE CAN OUTCOMPETE THE PRIVE INSURANCE PLANS AND

PRIVE INSURANCE PLANS AND SQUEEZE THEM OUT OF THE MARKET

SQUEEZE THEM OUT OF THE MARKET OVER TIME.

OVER TIME. >> SO IS THAT SOMETHING ALONG

>> SO IS THAT SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF POSITIONS TAKEN BY

THE LINES OF POSITIONS TAKEN BY JOE BIDEN, PETE BUTTIGIEG AND A

JOE BIDEN, PETE BUTTIGIEG AND A FEW OTHERS IN WHICH THERE WOULD

FEW OTHERS IN WHICH THERE WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE THE AVAILABILITY

ESSENTIALLY BE THE AVAILABILITY OF BUYING INTO MEDICARE FOR

OF BUYING INTO MEDICARE FOR PEOPLE?

PEOPLE? >> YES, IT IS QUITE SIMILAR.

>> YES, IT IS QUITE SIMILAR. BUT OUR PLAN HAS LOWER MINIMAL

BUT OUR PLAN HAS LOWER MINIMAL COSTS FOR MANY AMERICANS AND

COSTS FOR MANY AMERICANS AND THEN COPAYS JUST SO THAT YOU

THEN COPAYS JUST SO THAT YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SKIN IN THE