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On the recordJune 28, 2016
So it means, or it certainly could mean, the closing down of schools, nutrition programs, and health care in order to fund-- and I cannot for the life of me understand how a seven-member committee can spend $370 million, but this will be taking away perhaps basic needs from hungry kids in order to maintain what seems to me an extraordinary bureaucracy. With that, I thank the Senator from New Jersey for his leadership, and I look forward to working with him.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Jun 28, 2016

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