Kirsten Engel: “We have a large senior population here, and this is an issue…”

“And we are seeing nothing but attacks by the Republicans on this. And yet, you know, it is something that is just so vital. We have a large senior population here, and this is an issue that I want to strengthen and also protect Social Security and Medicare. Would you improve it in any way? Well, first and foremost, we have to prevent the Republicans from weakening it.” (05:46–05:56)

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