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Tina Smith: One final question. Under your definition of ``exemption,'' if Social Security and other entitlements get to 100 percent…

On the recordFebruary 16, 1995
One final question. Under your definition of ``exemption,'' if Social Security and other entitlements get to 100 percent of the budget, do you still support the exemption?
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Tina Smith
Democratic · Minnesota

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Questioning the definition of exemption in relation to budget allocations.

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