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Robert Berry: “I would beg the administration and the Republican majority, please do not do this to our children and grandchildren.…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2002
I would beg the administration and the Republican majority, please do not do this to our children and grandchildren. Please do not continue to run up debt and spend the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, and force our children into a totally impossible fiscal situation in this country 15 years from now.
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Robert Berry
Arkansas

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Addressing concerns about fiscal responsibility and the impact of budget decisions on future generations.

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