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Gerald Ford: “And it is the same question you asked the Senator from North Dakota. The reason we did, they were excluding Social…”

On the recordJune 7, 1996
And it is the same question you asked the Senator from North Dakota. The reason we did, they were excluding Social Security. We had a firm commitment they were excluding Social Security. Now we have a guarantee that you are going to use Social Security.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Discussing the treatment of Social Security in budget discussions.

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