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Bernie Sanders: “This means, if that cut were to go through, that the average benefit of approximately $13,980 a year for a disabled…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
This means, if that cut were to go through, that the average benefit of approximately $13,980 a year for a disabled person would be cut by $2,600 to $11,324.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Describing the impact of proposed cuts to disability benefits.

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