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Bernie Sanders: “Millions of young people, low income people, are finding it…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Bernie Sanders Repeatedly Asks Linda McMahon About Teacher Salaries

Published | Video Starts at 03:52

Not all states have the same ability to pay teachers. But to attract really good teachers and to keep them, we should definitely pay them commensurate with the job performance that they are undertaking. Millions of young people, low income people, are finding it very difficult to afford to go to college. and they're leaving school. $51,000, $200,000 in debt. Pell Grant program provides assistance to over 7 million low income young people in this country. (03:52–04:00)

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Asserts that many low-income individuals struggle to afford college.

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