After getting defeated by the President when he asked a loaded question based on erroneous data last Friday at the Republican House Caucus meeting, Representative Hensarling (R-Texas), appeared on Hardball with Chris Mathews to try and clarify his statements.  He was unable to back up his repeated attempts to defend his numbers, but surprisingly he did say that he would cut Social Security for everyone 55 and younger to balance the budget.

Watch the exchange below:

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