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Mark Pocan: “Ultimately their goal is to actually break Social Security…”

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

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

Published | Video Starts at 07:35

Right, Donald? I mean, we are trying to do the right thing for workers, for people across the country. And Donald Trump, the firings, the lack of services. I mean, Ultimately their goal is to actually break Social Security or break Medicare. And then they can say, oh, look, now we have to get rid of it. That's our damn money. We pay into every paycheck. (07:35–07:41)

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Asserts that the goal of [the Trump administration] is to undermine Social Security and Medicare.

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