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Bernie Sanders: We cannot afford Head Start, child care, after-school programs, but we can afford to give $53 billion in tax breaks to…

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
We cannot afford Head Start, child care, after-school programs, but we can afford to give $53 billion in tax breaks to one family.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Highlighting the contradiction in budget priorities affecting families.

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