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John Larson: “The case that Doge and the Trump administration were making…”

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 08:02

That makes no sense to anyone, I think, who just has plain common sense. The lower court's rulings that, well, listen, before you can have access, you've got to make the case. The case that Doge and the Trump administration were making is that there's fraud, abuse, and waste. Well, listen, everybody's against fraud, abuse, and waste, but show us where that fraud, abuse and waste are so that, you know, you can make your case that Social Security … (08:02–08:11)

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