Bill Clinton: “We should devote 62 percent of the surplus for the next 15 years to…”

On the recordMarch 2, 1999

We should devote 62 percent of the surplus for the next 15 years to saving Social Security.

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Remarks at a Unity Meeting With Democratic Congressional Leaders

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Bill Clinton: “We should devote 62 percent of the surplus for the next 15 years to saving Social Security.”