John James: “He stood on the floor and said the Republicans wanted to…”

“Good afternoon, mister chair. Secretary Becerra, State of the Union. This year, the president of the United States of America stood on the House floor and lied to the american people. He stood on the floor and said the Republicans wanted to take away your Social Security and Medicare. In reaction to these lies, I proposed HR 875 to divorce the negotiation proceedings from health care so that our seniors were not used as pawns in that negotiation.” (00:13–00:21)

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