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Bernie Sanders: “So it means, or it certainly could mean, the closing down of schools, nutrition programs, and health care in order to…”

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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