Howard Dean Goes After Ted Cruz On Healthcare (VIDEO)

The former Governor of Vermont and candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election in 2004 Howard Dean makes a speech before The Federal Idea members about the current presidential campaign... The former Governor of Vermont and candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election in 2004 Howard Dean makes a speech before The Federal Idea members about the current presidential campaign and its implications for American federalism, on May 15, 2012 in Montreal, CAN. MORE LESS
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Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean (D) on Sunday said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) “doesn’t know anything about healthcare” and questioned his suitability for higher office.

“Ted Cruz may be a very good politician, but he certainly does not know anything about health care,” Dean said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

The former governor called Cruz’s plan for cross-state health insurance purchasing a “terrible idea,” saying he wouldn’t want Texas’ insurance policies affecting Vermont’s universal health care.

“So, these are crazy ideas from the far right,” Dean said. “He’s a slick spokesman and God help us if he ever does get to be anything more than the senator from Texas.”

Watch the segment below, courtesy of CNN:

 

     

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