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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

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

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