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Mike Johnson: “I hear what you are saying. And you guys over at Social Security need to figure out how to check with people when they…”

On the recordSeptember 11, 2012
I hear what you are saying. And you guys over at Social Security need to figure out how to check with people when they get indications like that--I must get two or three a week, for crying out loud, where, you know, 'You won a billion dollars! All you have to do is call us.' Well, that is baloney.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

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Sam Johnson criticizes Social Security for not addressing fraudulent messages received by beneficiaries.

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