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Maxwell Frost: “The reason why disability claims are slower than molasses is not, you know, just a fact of life; it is because…”

On the recordJune 20, 2023
The reason why disability claims are slower than molasses is not, you know, just a fact of life; it is because Republicans in Congress repeatedly have chosen to defund the Social Security and the Social Security Administration.
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Maxwell Frost
Democratic · Florida

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Frost blames Republican funding cuts for delays in disability claims.

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