During Wednesday’s House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. John Larson (D-CT) discussed the Trump Administration's potential cuts to social security.
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00:00I move to strike the last word. I ask unanimous consent to submit for the
00:06record this democratic letter to secretaries Bennett, Bessett, and Kennedy
00:13on the national new hires and I yield 30 seconds to representative Larson. Without
00:21objection so ordered. Just say to my friend over there I never heard him
00:25mention one social security. That's what we're talking about. I never heard you
00:30mention at all the 135,000 people in your district that rely on this. Have you
00:38told them about Elon Musk's plan? Have you told them about all the fraud and abuse
00:44that they're receiving? Is it fraud and abuse in your district that for the 95,000
00:50retirees, for the 14,000 disabled workers, for the 10,000 parents, for the 4,800
01:01spouses, or the 9,000 children? That's what we're talking about. Social security
01:08and the lack of your willingness to bring before us the person who has said
01:14they are going to privatize it and therefore cut and hurt these benefits of
01:21these individuals. Tell the truth. If you're for privatization, put your plan
01:26out there and vote on it.