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‘We have to suck it up’: Ken Paxton privately suggests cutting federal benefit programs to reduce deficit

Houston Public Media By Kayla Guo, Texas Tribune 0 views 0 comments
‘We have to suck it up’: Ken Paxton privately suggests cutting federal benefit programs to reduce deficit
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In a conversation that has been leaked in pieces to multiple publications, the GOP Senate nominee called for “reasonable cuts to mandatory spending,” which is driven by Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

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