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Jeff Merkley: “I understand that the House has said that they do not want to do that and there has got to be more reforms.”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
I understand that the House has said that they do not want to do that and there has got to be more reforms.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley discusses the need for reforms in the disability system instead of using Social Security funds.

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