Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) promised on Saturday that if his 2020 quote for the presidency is successful, he will slash prescription drug costs in half.

During a Sunday look on CBS ’ “ Face the Nation, ” the senator informed host Margaret Brennan she might hold him to it.

“ Let me make a project guarantee to you and you can duplicate this, play this tape over if I’ m chosen president which is, if I am chosen president, I’ m going to cut prescription drug expenses in this nation by 50% so that we are not paying anymore than other significant nations are paying, ” he stated. “ Maybe we can do much better than that.”

During his 2016 run, Sanders campaigned on healthcare reform and “ Medicare for All ” as one of his main propositions, and he’ s utilizing the very same playbook for 2020.

In January, Sanders and Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), together with others, presented a three-bill bundle into Congress, consisting of the Prescription Drug Price Relief Act, which intends to satisfy his 50% objective.

A news release on the proposition states it would guarantee that when purchasing prescriptions, Americans are not charged more than the average cost in Canada, the U.K., France, Germany and Japan.

The expense is presently being in the Senate.

Sanders likewise utilized his interview to counter at President Donald Trump’ s try to overrule the Obama-era Affordable Care Act, for which there seems no practical option at this minute.

The senator forecasted catastrophe, especially if securities for preexisting conditions vanish.

“ That implies if you have cancer, you have cardiovascular disease, you have diabetes if Trump gets his method, the expense of medical insurance for you will be so high that lots of people actually will not have the ability to manage it, ” he stated. “ Thousands of individuals will actually pass away. That’ s Trump ’ s medical insurance strategy.”

Last week, Republicans stated they’ re ready to attempt when again to change Obamacare, however the White House requires to very first discover a practical replacement.

Like Sanders, other prospects consisting of Sens. Amy Klobuchar(D-Minn.), Kirsten Gillibrand(D-N.Y.)and Elizabeth Warren(D-Mass.) have actually proposed steps to secure down on the pharmaceutical market and downsize rates , signifying that the concern might be essential for Democrats in the next election.