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On the recordApril 22, 1999
we don't have a lockbox for Social Security before the Senate. We should be clear; this lockbox as it pertains to Social Security has no lock; it has no box. The fact is, there is a huge, giant crack in the box that says, ``Exception: Social Security reform.'' We have heard it before from the other side of the aisle: Privatization of Social Security. That is another way to say end Social Security as we know it. My mother used to say, just because someone says he is your friend does not mean he is your friend. Listen to who is speaking. Know who the true friends of Social Security are. Vote ``no.``
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Addressing the lack of protection for Social Security during Senate debate.

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