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John Garamendi: “Let me see if I understand. What you're saying is that, in the negotiations, the Republicans are saying they are willing…”

On the recordJune 23, 2011
Let me see if I understand. What you're saying is that, in the negotiations, the Republicans are saying they are willing to cut services to seniors--Medicare. We also know that there is a proposal by Mr. Sessions, a Republican, to terminate Social Security. So they want to reduce the benefits to seniors or even the availability of the programs to seniors, but they don't want any new taxes on the super wealthy.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Jun 23, 2011

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