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On the recordJuly 3, 2025
Republicans are trying to take a chain saw to Social Security, a chain saw to Medicare, a chain saw to Medicaid, a chain saw to the health care of the American people, a chain saw to nutritional assistance for hungry children, a chain saw to farm country and a chain saw to vulnerable Americans.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

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Jeffries accuses Republicans of severely cutting social safety nets.

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