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On the recordJuly 12, 2023
If you are unwilling to even consider new revenue, or making the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share, then you are essentially saying that the only option left for Social Security are benefit cuts.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse warns that rejecting new revenue leads to cuts in Social Security benefits.

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