Bernie Sanders actually said...

I fear, moving forward, now that the poverty rate has climbed in this recession back up to the levels--to pre-1996 levels, I am concerned that, moving forward, and especially in 2014, we are going to trap even more people in poverty and in low-wage jobs.

09/12/2011

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