'I Wrote the Damn Bill': Bernie Sanders Shuts Down Tim Ryan on Debate Stage

During Tuesday’s Democratic presidential primary debate, Sen. Bernie Sanders silenced one of his rivals with an immediately iconic line.

Sanders, an Independent from Vermont who is running for the 2020 Democratic nomination, was listing the benefits of his signature healthcare legislation, Medicare for All, when Ryan interrupted him. 

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“For senior citizens, it will finally include dental care, hearing aids, and eyeglasses,” said Sanders. “Second of all—”

“But you don’t know that, Bernie,” said Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), one of Sanders’ rivals on the stage for the CNN debate. “You don’t know that.”

“I do know that,” Sanders retorted. “I wrote the damn bill!”