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On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
that is exactly what the Republican budget will be doing, taking from the working people and the poor and giving to the wealthy and large corporations
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders accuses the Republican budget of favoring the wealthy over the poor.

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