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John Conyers: “It is not the case that benefits have to be cut. Taxes could be increased.”

On the recordJuly 23, 2014
It is not the case that benefits have to be cut. Taxes could be increased.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers emphasizes that increasing taxes can prevent cuts to Social Security benefits.

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