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Bernie Sanders: “We can reach an agreement in terms of how much we spend on the military and how much we spend on the needs -- the…”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2018
We can reach an agreement in terms of how much we spend on the military and how much we spend on the needs -- the domestic needs of working families.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders expresses optimism about reaching a bipartisan agreement on military and domestic spending.

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