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Mark Pocan: “You've got them cutting employees at Social Security, making…”

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

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Rep. Pocan Discusses his Town Hall with Rachel Maddow

Published | Video Starts at 02:16

But you know, one issue that wasn't even part of that Republican budget bill that really rose to the surface was Social Security, Rachel. You know, the reason it did is you got Elon Musk calling it a Ponzi scheme. You've got them cutting employees at Social Security, making it harder to get your benefits. But, you know, during the State of the Union, an awful lot of real estate was used by Donald Trump to repeat lies over and over and over again about … (02:16–02:21)

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Asserts that employee cuts at Social Security are making it harder to access benefits.

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