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Bernie Sanders: “They want to go after nutrition programs to the tune of $230…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 12:36

Well, they're going to kill the Pell Grant program as well. And on top of all of this is Part of their effort to cut. Programs so that they can give tax breaks to billionaires. They want to go after nutrition programs to the tune of $230 billion. And I, I, you know, I don't, you know, these are people, these billionaires, they live in incredible opulence. (12:36–12:40)

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Asserts that there is a plan to cut $230 billion from nutrition programs.

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