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On the recordApril 9, 2014
if we continue to promise more than we can deliver and do not reform the system, one day the game is going to be up and the American people are going to be left holding the bag.
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Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Isakson warns that failing to reform entitlement systems could lead to negative consequences for Americans.

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