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Bernie Sanders: “Do you really think it is a great idea to tell a low-income pregnant woman that you are going to take away the WIC…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
Do you really think it is a great idea to tell a low-income pregnant woman that you are going to take away the WIC program?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Senator Sanders questions the morality of cutting essential programs for low-income families.

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