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Bernie Sanders: If the taxpayers of this country have to pick up the cost of a disaster, they are very much involved.

On the recordMay 13, 2014
If the taxpayers of this country have to pick up the cost of a disaster, they are very much involved.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders emphasizes taxpayer involvement in nuclear disaster costs.

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