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John Larson: “Trump and [his administration] must specifically disagree…”

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

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Representative John Larson Discusses Trump's Tariffs and Social Security Reforms on Washington Journal

Published | Video Starts at 07:46

And that's with a, with an administrative budget that's under 1% for the largest insurance program that the nation has. It's clearly underfunded. Trump and [his administration] must specifically disagree with the bureaucracy. Their goal is to privatize [Social Security]. it. And you know what else, Mimi? When you look at Social Security, you know, and you look at the budget in general, you're given a task of cutting $2 trillion. (07:46–07:48)

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Asserts that Trump's administration aims to privatize Social Security.

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