“Joan Sebastian Guerrero should still be alive.”
“This President needs guardrails, not a blank check”
“I cannot vote to fund an illegal war with no justification, no set goal, and no exit strategy.”
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On the recordFebruary 24, 2010
Well, let's just say the global warming campaign has been a great disappointment except for the Vice President's pocketbooks. He's done real well on this financially. But, you know, you think about the government efficiency. Think about Katrina. What was that, $120 billion to rebuild New Orleans? I would think Democrats and Republicans share the blame. Government did not do a very good job. Think about the war in Afghanistan, now going into its eighth year. We have not executed the war very well. Think about Social Security. It's going broke. I look at my 24-year-old son and your children. They are not going to get it. That's a mathematical reality. That's not political spin. It runs out of money in 2030, period. Now, we could tinker around the edges and postpone that maybe a year or two, but it needs working.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia
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The speaker addresses government inefficiencies and the future of Social Security.

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