Xavier Becerra actually said...

"Let's be clear. We can try to paint this however we wish, and we should do hearings on this particular issue on the budget, because Americans have paid for the administration of the Social Security pr..."

"Congress stripped them away from you. Not only are you receiving less money in your budget, but money was taken away from you that you would have otherwise have used for good purposes."

"This ain't easy to do."

"Let me congratulate you and the administration for the work you've done, the successes you've had."