01/14/2009
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"I would like to thank Chairman Sanders for holding this important hearing on the recession and older Americans."
"Thank you, Senator Sanders. I want to, first of all, thank you for convening this hearing on this important topic, and I won't be here for all of the testimony but I am especially grateful."
"Older Americans continue to feel the effects of the recession."
"$4 trillion over the next decade or so to get stability in the debt-to-GDP ratio"