Absolutely. That is absolutely what they will do. They will talk about saving Social Security; they will talk about entitlement reform. What they mean is cutting Social Security, cutting Medicare, and cutting Medicaid. As the Senator has indicated, it is not some kind of an abstract, theoretical idea. That is what Speaker Ryan is already talking about. More to the point, that is exactly what was in the budget that was passed here several months ago.
Bernie Sanders: “Absolutely. That is absolutely what they will do. They will talk about saving Social Security; they will talk about…”
On the recordDecember 1, 2017
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