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Bernie Sanders: “Everybody always talks about how we are not going to balance the budget on the backs of our veterans.”

On the recordJune 11, 2013
Everybody always talks about how we are not going to balance the budget on the backs of our veterans.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing budget policies that negatively affect veterans.

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