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On the recordJune 6, 2017
The Trump budget that Mr. Vought helped write cuts nutrition assistance for low-income pregnant women and their babies by 15 percent.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders points out specific cuts to nutrition assistance.

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