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Mark Pocan: “I think I would call that a cut. If it is not a direct cut, it is at least a bait-and-switch.”

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
I think I would call that a cut. If it is not a direct cut, it is at least a bait-and-switch.
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Mark Pocan
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Pocan discusses raising the retirement age as a form of cutting benefits.

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