Since my first term in Congress, I have worked tirelessly to protect these critical benefits, fighting back against extremist cuts that would gut our nation's cornerstone economic security programs. And the fight goes on because The GOP is still hell bent on eliminating these programs [Social Security and Medicare]. Social Security and Medicare are overwhelmingly popular because they provide critically important benefits not only to our seniors, but to other vulnerable Americans as well. (00:02–02:38)
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Asserts that the GOP aims to eliminate Social Security and Medicare.
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