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Mark Pocan: “The two most popular programs I think the federal government…”

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

With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 41 Answering your Questions

Published November 12, 2025 | Video Starts at 09:53

And the only way we can really address that is to look at what other countries have and what we have in this country, which by the way, The two most popular programs I think the federal government does are Social Security and Medicare. And by the way, that's our money, right? We pay into that out of every single paycheck. And the government holds that. (09:53–09:59)

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