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Tony Vargas: “Don Bacon wants to gut Social Security and Medicare.”

Featuring: Tony Vargas, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Nebraska, District 2

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Published | Video Starts at 02:54

They want somebody that understands that we can't send somebody to Congress that hasn't done anything to lower the cost of living. And Don Bacon has voted against lowering prescription drug costs and lowering health insurance premiums and Don Bacon wants to gut Social Security and Medicare. That's not what it looks like when you're actually fighting for the working middle class. In 2022, Vargas lost Dom Bacon by just 3%, and his campaign has polling that indicates a rematch this year would likely be closer. (02:54–03:02)

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Asserts that Don Bacon intends to cut Social Security and Medicare.

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