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Maria Cantwell: “We do not want to see proposals that some of my colleagues are proposing on Social Security or Medicare to privatize…”

On the recordMay 13, 2014
We do not want to see proposals that some of my colleagues are proposing on Social Security or Medicare to privatize them.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Cantwell opposes privatization of Social Security and Medicare, advocating for performance reforms instead.

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