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On the recordJuly 8, 2015
the real--the complete statement should be there won't be a 20 percent benefit cut, because we are planning to find some other way to cut disability payments to make up for what would be necessary to avoid a 20 percent payment cut.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett critiques the plan to avoid benefit cuts by reducing disability payments instead.

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