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Patty Murray: “I do not believe that you can cut $10.5 trillion without having serious impact, as Senator Sanders talks to us about all…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2017
I do not believe that you can cut $10.5 trillion without having serious impact, as Senator Sanders talks to us about all the time, on Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray argues against significant budget cuts, highlighting their potential harm to essential social programs.

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