Former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg Pete ButtigiegBipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Bogeymen of the far left deserve a place in any Biden administration Overnight Defense: Woodward book causes new firestorm | Book says Trump lashed out at generals, told Woodward about secret weapons system | US withdrawing thousands of troops from Iraq MORE said during Wednesday's Democratic debate that Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 Biden's fiscal program: What is the likely market impact? McConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security MORE (I-Vt.) needs to release his medical records after the progressive senator said on Tuesday he would not do so during his presidential bid

"Transparency matters, especially living through the Trump era," Buttigieg said at the debate hosted by NBC News in Las Vegas. "Under President Obama, the standard was that the president would release full medical records, do a physical, and release the readout, and I think that's the standard we should hold ourselves to as well."

"President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE lowered that standard. He said that just a letter from a doctor, and now a lot of folks on stage are saying that's enough," the presidential candidate continued. "I am certainly prepared to get a physical, put out the results, and I think everyone here should be willing to do the same."

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Sanders said on Tuesday he would not be releasing any more medical records during the campaign, claiming he's already revealed enough information to quell any concerns about his physical health.

“We have released, I think ... quite as much as any other candidate has. We released two rather detailed letters from cardiologists, and we released a letter that came from the head of the U.S. Congress medical group, the physicians there. So I think we have released a detailed report, and I’m comfortable with what we have done,” Sanders said.

“If you think I’m not in good health, come on out with me on the campaign trail and I’ll let you introduce me to the three or four rallies a day that we do,” he continued.

Sanders has faced scrutiny about his physical health since he suffered a heart attack on the campaign trail in October.