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Bernie Sanders: “They're going to make massive cuts, over $800 billion to…”

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

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Vermont Congressional Delegation Telephone Town Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 38:36

Now, how they're going to pay for that trillion dollars, a lot of money. I'll tell you how they're going to pay for it. They're going to make massive cuts, over $800 billion to Medicaid, cuts to education, cuts to housing, cuts to the needs of our veterans. They're going to give to the rich by taking from working families. So those are the dynamics of what has been going on here in the last month. (38:36–38:48)

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Asserts that there are plans to significantly reduce funding for Medicaid, education, housing, and veterans' services.

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