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On the recordMay 24, 2023
What should be off the table are children in America where we have the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country, that should be off the table; the needs of elderly people who are struggling to pay for their prescription drugs, that should be off the table.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders emphasizes that the needs of vulnerable populations should not be compromised in budget negotiations.

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