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Bernie Sanders: To get to where we were in 1992, we would need an additional $514 million.

On the recordJune 18, 2013
To get to where we were in 1992, we would need an additional $514 million.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Senator Sanders points out the significant decline in funding for the Older Americans Act.

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