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On the recordMarch 16, 2011
Is there any way for us to honor the commitments we have made to everybody in the Social Security system, and yet move that system to an actuarially sound foundation?
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock questions how to maintain Social Security commitments while ensuring fiscal sustainability.

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