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Bernie Sanders: “I think, as Ms. Altman was saying, it's an illusion that every senior in America is doing just fine, and we know that…”

On the recordJune 18, 2013
I think, as Ms. Altman was saying, it's an illusion that every senior in America is doing just fine, and we know that the rates of poverty are high and getting higher.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders emphasizes the growing poverty among seniors in America.

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