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John Larson: “Americans should know that the Social Security trust fund is…”

Featuring: John Larson, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 1st Congressional District

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Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare

Published | Video Starts at 30:30

And actually we were out doing, you know, two forums in the district today where this came up again. Number one, Americans should know that the Social Security trust fund is separate and A, has nothing to do with the national debt and B, is your money. What that means is this. First and foremost, you hear people referring to Social Security, most notably Republicans who say it's an entitlement. It is not an entitlement. (30:30–30:45)

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Asserts that the Social Security trust fund is separate from the national debt and is owned by the people.

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