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Bernie Sanders: “The bottom line to me, Mr. Chairman, is when we put people to work, when we have the best educated workforce in the…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
The bottom line to me, Mr. Chairman, is when we put people to work, when we have the best educated workforce in the world, people will be paying more taxes.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Arguing that employment and education will reduce the deficit.

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