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On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
In my view, the debate we are having today is nothing more than a manufactured crisis which is part of the long-term Republican agenda of trying to cut Social Security.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Criticizing the Republican approach to Social Security cuts.

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