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Salud Ortiz Carbajal: “I believe that cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid to pay for tax benefits that mostly go to multi-national…”

On the recordApril 11, 2018
I believe that cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid to pay for tax benefits that mostly go to multi-national corporations and the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans is not the right priority for our country.
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Salud Ortiz Carbajal
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Carbajal criticizes proposed cuts to social programs for tax benefits favoring the wealthy.

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