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Ruben Gallego: “The way to fix it is to just lift the cap, like, get rid of…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Ruben Gallego: Politics & Eggs 09/22/25

Published | Video Starts at 48:17

And the next election will end up deciding that, you know, depending who the senators are and who the president is. And, you know, I think, you know, The way to fix it is to just lift the cap, like, get rid of the cap. And that basically takes care of the problem for a good 50 years. If I remember correctly, you don't raise entitlements or anything of that nature, but it fully funds it. And, you know, for a lot of people, this is it. (48:17–48:30)

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Asserts that removing the Social Security cap would solve funding issues for 50 years.

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