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Hakeem Jeffries: “President Biden has consistently made clear, and in fact, he introduced his budget two months ago. And it is a budget…”

On the recordMay 6, 2023
President Biden has consistently made clear, and in fact, he introduced his budget two months ago. And it is a budget that will invest and protect in social security. It's going to try to strengthen the economy in a way that builds an economy that works for everyday Americans, an economy from the middle out and the ground up, not the top down.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

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Discussing President Biden's budget and its focus on social security and the economy.

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