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Mark Pocan: “Even by law, they don't write a check to anyone over 115.”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Wisconsin Town Hall Discussion with Congressman Mark Pocan on Medicaid and Social Security Concerns

Published | Video Starts at 02:35

… Trump to repeat lies over and over and over again about people, you know, over 110 years old, up to 360 years old, supposedly getting Social Security when, you know, Even by law, they don't write a check to anyone over 115. And it's been disproven by two different inspector generals. Everything he said, well, that tells a lot of people what they're really after is Social Security. (02:35–02:39)

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Asserts that legally, Social Security does not issue checks to anyone over 115 years old.

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