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In his questioning of Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. (D, 62%) Wednesday at the Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. (F, 17%) asked the HHS nominee if he thought health care is a right of all Americans whether theyre rich or theyre poor?

Were a compassionate society, Price began his reply before Sanders cut him off, stating, No, were not a compassionate society in terms of our relationship to poor and working people. Our record is worse than virtually any other country on earth. We have the highest rate of childhood poverty than any other major country on earth and half of our senior, older workers have nothing set aside for retirement. So I dont think compared to other countries we are particularly compassionate.

When it was Sen. Rand Pauls, R-Ky. (A, 92%) turn to question Rep. Price, a former practicing physician, he centered his comments on rebutting Sen. Sanders:

.@RandPaul: "We're an incredibly compassionate society." pic.twitter.com/GVUKyGf3Ma

Fox News (@FoxNews) January 18, 2017

Its also been insinuated that America is this horrible, rotten place, and that we dont have compassion. And by extension, the physicians dont. As you worked as an emergency room physician or as you worked, did you always agree that as part of your engagement with a hospital to treat all, regardless of whether they had the ability to pay? questioned Sen. Paul, a trained ophthalmologist who has completed medical missions since taking office.

Price answered that, Its one of the things we pride ourselves on, and that is anybody that showed up in need of care was provided that care. And that was true not only in our residency but in our private orthopedic practice as well.

Paul continued: Its interesting that those who say we have no compassion, you know, extol the virtues of socialism. And you look at a country like Venezuela, with great resources and an utter disaster where people cant eat, devolving into violence. I think its important that we do have a debate ultimately in our country between socialism and communism and America and capitalism.

One of things thats extraordinary about our country is that just two years ago, in 2014, we gave away $400 billion privately. Not the government individually, through churches and charities. Were an incredibly compassionate society and I think often this was misplaced in sort of the wonky numbers within healthcare. How much we do help each other not only do we help each other in our country, I bet you half of the physicians in my community in Bowling Green have gone on international trips and done international charity work.

And all that is lost in saying that were this heartless, terrible country. I would just argue the opposite. I think the greatness of our country and the greatness of the compassion of our country, we give away most of the gross domestic product of most of these socialized countries around the world.

Sen. Rand Pauls smackdown of Sanders empty, predictable rhetoric on capitalism and America was an immediate hit on social media.

@RandPaul YES! Thank you for your explanation of American compassion.

Lisa Holmes (@lisamcholmes) January 18, 2017

Wow. @RandPaul just put the smackdown on @SenSanders. That was epic.

Artie Dow (@artiedow) January 18, 2017

@FoxNews @RandPaul I couldn't agree more. We're a very compassionate country. I work w/ the most devoted people, ever. #MedicalMissions

Stephanie Klipple (@StephanieOHM) January 18, 2017

No word yet on how Bernie Sanders is nursing his wounds.

Maria Jeffrey is a correspondent for Conservative Review. Follow her on Twitter @MariaTJeffrey

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Rand Paul's smack down of Bernie Sanders' anti-American rhetoric is frickin' fantastic - Conservative Review