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Bernie Sanders: “You don't necessarily need a choice of 23 underarm spray deodorants or of 18 different pairs of sneakers when children…”

On the recordMay 25, 2015
You don't necessarily need a choice of 23 underarm spray deodorants or of 18 different pairs of sneakers when children are hungry in this country.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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