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On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
we are going to hear from witnesses who suggest that in the midst of this massive income and wealth inequality, that we cut programs that the elderly, the children, the sick, the poor, and working families desperately depend upon
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders criticizes proposed cuts to essential programs for vulnerable populations.

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