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On the recordJune 21, 2010
The way they would spend less money is to pay less for care and give shorter hours to the people taking care of those most vulnerable of our citizens.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken highlights how cost-cutting affects care for vulnerable individuals.

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