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Lindsey Graham: “If we do nothing, then by the time I retire, there will be an across-the-board 22-percent cut to Social Security…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2017
If we do nothing, then by the time I retire, there will be an across-the-board 22-percent cut to Social Security benefits.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham emphasizes the need for action to prevent significant cuts to Social Security.

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