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Zoe Lofgren: I personally do not consider Medicare and Social Security to be welfare.

On the recordMay 30, 2012
I personally do not consider Medicare and Social Security to be welfare.
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

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Lofgren defended Social Security and Medicare against being labeled as welfare.

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