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Joaquin Castro: “When they talk about doing away with Social Security or…”

Featuring: Joaquin Castro, Democratic | U.S. House Texas, 20th Congressional District

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LIVE from El Paso w/ Jasmine Crockett, Veronica Escobar, & Joaquin Castro

Published | Video Starts at 41:45

… giving so much of herself was about A$335 a month Social Security check and her Medicare. And that's still the story for so many of our seniors today. So. So When they talk about doing away with Social Security or Medicare or cutting Medicaid, they're doing terrible things to so many of our senior citizens. who rely on that just to get by. And so these issues are real issues for all of us. So please go and tell your stories. (41:45–41:55)

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Asserts that cutting Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid would harm senior citizens.

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