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Edward Markey: “We're already seeing their initial attempts to dismantle…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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One-on-one with Sen. Ed Markey

Published | Video Starts at 02:29

Because it feels like right now the White House says we're not, not doing that, we're not going to cut. So where are those cuts? We're already seeing their initial attempts to dismantle Social Security as we have known it. But ultimately we know through Elon Musk's own words that they think it's a Ponzi scheme. Feels like right now Democrats are really just trying to call attention to the areas where they see problems. (02:29–02:36)

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Asserts that there are initial attempts by the Trump administration to dismantle Social Security.

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