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Greg Casar: “Kevin McCarthy... wants to attack basic things like Social…”

Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

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Congressman-elect Greg Casar interview with KXAN News

Published | Video Starts at 02:52

First, with Republicans in the majority, we need to be able to fight off further attacks on basic civil rights. We've already heard from Kevin McCarthy, who seeks to be the speaker of the House, that he Kevin McCarthy... wants to attack basic things like Social Security and Medicare. So we have to put up a strong front line to block any cuts to basic programs like Social Security. (02:52–03:00)

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Asserts that Kevin McCarthy plans to target Social Security and Medicare.

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