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Media Highlights TV • February 19, 2025 

# Alex Nowrasteh’s comments from the CNBC article, “As DOGE continues federal budget cuts, Elon Musk turns focus to people over 100 receiving Social Security benefits,” are cited on MSNBC’s *The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell*

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##### [Alex Nowrasteh](/people/alex-nowrasteh)

Senior Vice President for Policy, Cato Institute

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