Out of my opponent's mouth this evening. One of the reasons I supported the Inflation Reduction act is that it will reduce the deficit by $200 billion this decade. All of that money can go towards shoring up Social Security, and that's what we intend for it to do. Thank you, Mr. Cartwright. Well, let's move on to the second question. It will be posed by Lisa Washington. Lisa is an anchor of evening newscasts at wnep, the ABC affiliate for Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania. (15:34–15:41)
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Asserts that the deficit reduction from the Inflation Reduction Act is intended to support Social Security.
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