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Eric Hovde: “They've been robbing money from the Social Security trust…”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Eric Hovde interview on Western Wisconsin Journal

Published | Video Starts at 32:18

It's insane. And we know CBO has been warning about this and Social Security and the risk put to it, and instead they've just been spending money like drunken sailors. They've been robbing money from the Social Security trust fund. And it's wrong. So yes, we have to compromise. And that's one of the things that have been a big part of my campaign. We've got to heal this division in our country. (32:18–32:23)

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Asserts that funds have been improperly taken from the Social Security trust fund.

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