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On the recordFebruary 2, 2011
if the United States of America exists, your Social Security will be there for you, because it is the only retirement system backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin reassures that Social Security will remain if the U.S. exists.

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