David Schweikert: “The gentleman from South Carolina and I have talked about these charts…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016

The gentleman from South Carolina and I have talked about these charts before, and the reality of this should terrify people how fast these numbers are eroding. Where is the conversation? Why isn't it a headline? Why isn't it on business news every night? If I came to you and said you just lost 4 years of actuarial soundness on a trust fund that today is $2.8 trillion, you have got to understand the scale we are talking about. I yield to the gentleman from South Carolina.

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Republican · Arizona

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Feb 10, 2016

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