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Jim McDermott: I would take this hearing more seriously if, on the 7th of January 2015, the House had not passed a set of rules that…

On the recordJanuary 6, 2015
I would take this hearing more seriously if, on the 7th of January 2015, the House had not passed a set of rules that set in place a 20 percent cut on these SSDI folks.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott criticizes past House rules leading to SSDI cuts.

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