And, you know, from your lips to God's ears, let's hope you know I'm on your side. I'm hoping that you're right. But we have known that Republicans have long wanted to destroy Social Security and really privatize it. As a matter of fact, former chair of this committee, my good friend Paul Ryan from Wisconsin, openly tried to privatize Social Security. (04:31–04:39)
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Asserts that Republicans have historically aimed to dismantle and privatize Social Security.
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