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Bernie Sanders: “The answer to the deficit problem... is to cut Social Security, is to cut Medicare, is to cut Medicaid, is to cut…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2013
The answer to the deficit problem... is to cut Social Security, is to cut Medicare, is to cut Medicaid, is to cut programs for children.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders critiques proposed cuts to social programs as a response to the deficit.

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