On the recordJune 18, 2013
What we are in agreement about is in terms of real dollars, the Older Americans Act has been significantly underfunded for many years, and then you have sequestration adding insult to injury.
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Sanders highlights the underfunding of the Older Americans Act and the impact of sequestration.
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