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Barack Obama: “I don't know about the other folks, but I'll make a commitment as long as I'm President of the United States: Social…”

On the recordAugust 14, 2011
I don't know about the other folks, but I'll make a commitment as long as I'm President of the United States: Social Security will not only be there for you, but it's also going to be there for the next generation and the generation after that.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Town Hall Meeting and a Question-and-Answer Session in Cannon Falls

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