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On the recordJuly 12, 2023
We certainly hope that the bipartisan expression at the State of Union, that Social Security cuts should be off the table was not just theater, but was actual truth.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse questions the sincerity of bipartisan support against Social Security cuts.

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