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Johnson on Social Security: We Have a Moral Responsibility to Ensure It’s Conducted in a Way that Does Not Allow ‘Fraud and Abuse’
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WESH-TV (NBC 2; Orlando, Fla.)

Name: WESH-TV (NBC 2; Orlando, Fla.)
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Meet the Press

Name: Meet the Press
URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press
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Kristen Welker
, Mike Johnson

Name: Kristen Welker
Employment: NBC News
Position: Chief White House Correspondent

Name: Mike Johnson
Employment: U.S. Congress
Position: U.S. Representative
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03/02/2025 12:34 pm
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Transcript
RUSH TRANSCRIPT WELKER You ░░░░░░░░ there won t be ░░░░░░░░ cuts to entitlements but ░░░░░░░░ Friday Elon Musk who ░░░░░░░░ Trump has of course ░░░░░░░░ in charge of making ░░░░░░░░ across the government calls ░░░░░░░░ Security quote the biggest ░░░░░░░░ scheme of all time ░░░░░░░░ Speaker is that a ░░░░░░░░ that Social Security is ░░░░░░░░ Musk s next target ░░░░░░░░ No Well I ve ░░░░░░░░ with Elon about this ░░░░░░░░ times We meet late ░░░░░░░░ the night in his ░░░░░░░░ and we ve looked ░░░░░░░░ that When he s ░░░░░░░░ with as algorithms is ░░░░░░░░ amounts of fraud waste ░░░░░░░░ abuse WELKER So it ░░░░░░░░ a target Johnson The ░░░░░░░░ people want us to ░░░░░░░░ No Kristen don t ░░░░░░░░ words in my mouth ░░░░░░░░ I am saying is ░░░░░░░░ have a moral responsibility ░░░░░░░░ ensure that those programs ░░░░░░░░ conducted in a way ░░░░░░░░ does not allow for ░░░░░░░░ massive fraud and abuse ░░░░░░░░ that s what he ░░░░░░░░ finding He s finding ░░░░░░░░ example that one Social ░░░░░░░░ number can be assigned ░░░░░░░░ dozens or hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ so that every time ░░░░░░░░ s a check distribution ░░░░░░░░ goes to all those ░░░░░░░░ addresses was there no ░░░░░░░░ in the existing software ░░░░░░░░ the Social Security to ░░░░░░░░ that from happening That ░░░░░░░░ outrageous and when these ░░░░░░░░ are presented to the ░░░░░░░░ people they re going ░░░░░░░░ be on the side ░░░░░░░░ doge and Elon and ░░░░░░░░ Trump and the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ Congress and we look ░░░░░░░░ to cleaning that up.”
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