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Mark Pocan: “They fired 7,000 employees in Social Security, making it…”

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

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Mark Pocan Discusses Impact of Proposed Health Care and Social Program Cuts in Wisconsin Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 44:37

So. Yes. Hey, thanks for coming first. Yeah, of course. How about Social Security offices? Yeah. So Social Security, a couple things. First of all, They fired 7,000 employees in Social Security, making it harder to get help from Social Security. that you need to get from Social Security. The good, you know, making sure. I'm saying it this way, good news is that's not in here. Right. (44:37–44:42)

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