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Kendrick Meek: I want to make sure we talk about if someone starts in a company with a hammer and two nails, and then works for that…

On the recordFebruary 15, 2005
I want to make sure we talk about if someone starts in a company with a hammer and two nails, and then works for that company, not own that company, but that paid into Social Security, and maybe became the foreman or forewoman or whatever it may be, the supervisor, that that individual is counting on one thing. They may not be able to count on the company pension plan, but they can count on Social Security being there for them. Democrat, Republican, Independent, Green Party, what have you, it is there. And that is what it is intended for.
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Kendrick Meek
Florida

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Discussing the importance of Social Security during a debate.

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