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John Larson: “Mr. Trump says that he's going to cut benefits.”

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

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John Larson Criticizes Proposed Social Security Data Acquisition by Elon Musk and Budget Cuts by Trump

Published | Video Starts at 00:01

Rise up, Mr. Speaker, and join us in saying let's have a vote. Let's send what our constituents need. We haven't done the job in more than 50 years. Now's the time to act. Mr. Trump says that he's going to cut benefits. He's going to make sure he eliminates taxes on Social Security, another major problem. Of course, we have that in a bill that's before this body to do that. (00:01–04:35)

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Asserts that former President Trump plans to cut Social Security benefits.

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