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Tammy Baldwin: “The discussions that I've seen about altering things like…”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Western Wisconsin Video Town Hall 1-27-25

Published | Video Starts at 18:16

Look, the other thing that's being discussed is how to pay for this should, should the majority party decide that they want to do that. The discussions that I've seen about altering things like Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid are battles that I intend to stand up and fight to protect those programs. Those are things that hardworking people have earned. And I'm not going to stand by if they decide to go after those safety net programs, those earned benefits, the things that we pledge to our service members and veterans or law enforcement officers. (18:16–18:31)

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Asserts intent to fight against alterations to Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.

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