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Xavier Becerra: “I just said today using Social Security funds to pay for deficits that it did not cause is the problem.”

On the recordApril 17, 2013
I just said today using Social Security funds to pay for deficits that it did not cause is the problem.
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Xavier Becerra
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Clarifying his stance on Social Security funding and deficits.

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