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On the recordFebruary 11, 2020
So in 2016, Candidate Donald Trump said, 'I was the first and only potential GOP candidate to state there will be no cuts in Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.'
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky highlights Trump's broken promises on social security and healthcare funding.

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