<div class='node-body'><p>US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) took to the Senate floor today and asked President Obama to end any speculation about his stance on Social Security and implored him to take a strong, public defense against the vociferous attacks against on the program led by the Republican party and their presidential candidate, Mitt Romney</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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