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Ryan Mackenzie: “The federal government is raiding [Social Security and…”

Featuring: Ryan Mackenzie, Republican | U.S. Representative, Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District

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PA 7th Congressional District Republican Candidate Debate

Published | Video Starts at 12:30

We should not be taking those benefits away from them. They are benefits that those individuals have worked their entire lives and paid into. So what is the problem with those programs is that The federal government is raiding [Social Security and Medicare], taking money away. What we can do locally, though, are things that I've done in my own community and in my own role. I serve on the board of A low income housing project for individual seniors. (12:30–12:35)

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Asserts that the federal government is misappropriating funds from Social Security and Medicare.

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