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Bernie Sanders: “Should we turn our backs on the people who raised us, the people who fought in wars, and allow them to suffer?”

On the recordJune 18, 2013
Should we turn our backs on the people who raised us, the people who fought in wars, and allow them to suffer?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Senator Sanders emphasizes the moral obligation to support seniors.

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