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Kendrick Meek: “That budget was balanced without one Republican vote in this House. I want to make sure that we are clear on that…”

On the recordJuly 6, 2004
That budget was balanced without one Republican vote in this House. I want to make sure that we are clear on that because 3 rac{1}{2} years ago, we were talking about how we were going to spend the surplus. Are we going to save Social Security? And I want to say this to our older Americans and future Americans that will be eligible for Social Security, the little thing on their paycheck, Social Security deduction, think about that. We were go to be able to put money into the trust fund.
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Kendrick Meek
Florida
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Discussing the budget and Social Security during a House floor speech.

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