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Chris Dodd: “I note the point about the entitlement issue. I think my colleague from Pennsylvania mentioned over the next 7 years…”

On the recordSeptember 11, 1995
I note the point about the entitlement issue. I think my colleague from Pennsylvania mentioned over the next 7 years there would be a 70-percent increase. I believe it is flat. I do not think there is a penny more. This is $48 billion. It is for 7 years. There is no inflation factor built in. I think I am correct on that, but I stand corrected if I am wrong.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Discussing entitlement funding and budget projections during a floor debate.

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