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On the recordFebruary 14, 2018
I am not going to cut Social Security like every other Republican. I am not going to cut Medicare or Medicaid.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

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Lujan questions Trump's commitment to not cutting social programs.

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