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On the recordJune 8, 2022
Senator Graham just laid out that the problem with Social Security is that if nothing happens, benefits are going to go down 23 percent.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Lindsey Graham acknowledged potential benefit reductions in Social Security.

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