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

‘We have to suck it up’: Ken Paxton privately suggests cutting federal benefit programs to reduce national deficit
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Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton suggested he would support cuts to federal benefits programs during a private fundraiser with Washington lobbyists last month, according to an audio recording obtained by The Texas Tribune, the fourth leaked clip from the Sept. 24 event. “There’s no doubt...

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