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Mark Pocan: “They're attacking Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, all…”

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

Discussion on NLRB, Labor Rights, and Social Security with Norb and Donald

Published March 28, 2025 | Video Starts at 07:49

That's our damn money. We pay into every paycheck. Us and our Employers, it's money that's held for us when we need it and They're attacking Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, all these things. So I'm just glad we've got a caucus fighting this stuff down. I'm glad that we've got 120 members in Congress all working with us to try to get this … (07:49–07:54)

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Asserts that [the Trump administration] is attacking Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security.

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