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Xavier Becerra: “Social Security, even through the worst recession since the Great Depression, is a program that people have grown to…”

On the recordJune 20, 2012
Social Security, even through the worst recession since the Great Depression, is a program that people have grown to rely upon and can trust.
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Xavier Becerra
Democratic · California

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Becerra highlights the reliability of Social Security during economic downturns.

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