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Kendrick Meek: Well, I can tell my colleague that I am at a loss for words when it comes down to all the Federal jet fuel that has been…

On the recordMarch 1, 2005
Well, I can tell my colleague that I am at a loss for words when it comes down to all the Federal jet fuel that has been burned on the U.S. taxpayers' dollars on the flying around the country with no plan and talking about privatization of Social Security. There are millions of Americans that are benefactors of Social Security. We cannot break our promise to them. For anyone to go and say we will privatize and everything will be fine, the evidence, which we will talk about later on in this hour, is leaning towards benefits being cut as it relates to the privatization.
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Kendrick Meek
Florida

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Addressing concerns about the privatization of Social Security and its impact on beneficiaries.

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