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On the recordDecember 10, 2010
Talk about the kind of priorities we have seen in the Senate recently, where just a couple of days ago the Senator and I worked very hard to try to make sure seniors on Social Security and disabled vets were able to get a $250 check at a cost of $14 billion, we could not get one Republican vote for that, while at the same time Republicans are pushing tax breaks of over $1 million a year for the richest people in this country.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Dec 10, 2010

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Senator Sanders discusses priorities in the Senate regarding Social Security and tax breaks.

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