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Kendrick Meek: “If I may, I just want to ask a question, because I think this pie chart really paints the picture, literally. People…”

On the recordMay 10, 2005
If I may, I just want to ask a question, because I think this pie chart really paints the picture, literally. People think that this Social Security debate, some people do, feel that it is just about people that are already retired, and they are concerned about their retirement. Yes, valid point. They should be concerned because we do know, and you were a Member of the 108th Congress and many congresses before that. The President stood in the well there and shared with us, if you are over 55 you do not have anything to worry about. But I remember vividly in the 108th Congress, when we talked about the prescription drug benefit plan, they said it would be $350 billion only, and now we know it is $724 billion and probably climbing as it relates to costs. But disabled workers, that can happen any time in your lifetime.
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Kendrick Meek
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