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Mark Pocan: “When you fire people, thousands of people at Social…”

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 05:01

90% of people under 30, man, they really are smarter. So that you have a say in your workplace. But When you fire people, thousands of people at Social Security, guess what happens? People don't get their phones answered. when they have a question about Social Security. You may not get your access to Social Security quicker when you do that to the irs, who's going to process our refunds. (05:01–05:08)

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