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Jamelle Bouie: Radical Republicans target Social Security and Medicare

GOP opposition to social insurance goes back to the New Deal.

(Mark Peterson | The New York Times) Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), center, reacts as the House's vote to select a speaker continues, at the Capitol in Washington, late on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.

(Mark Peterson | The New York Times) Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), center, reacts as the House's vote to select a speaker continues, at the Capitol in Washington, late on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.

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By Jamelle Bouie | The New York Times