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Bernie Sanders: The goal, again, should not be to cut pensions for Federal workers. It should be to raise pensions.

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
The goal, again, should not be to cut pensions for Federal workers. It should be to raise pensions.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders emphasizes the need to improve pensions for workers.

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