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Jim Bunning: We already debated this in the Committee on Ways and Means, and the bill that we passed out has consensus language that…

On the recordApril 29, 1998
We already debated this in the Committee on Ways and Means, and the bill that we passed out has consensus language that has three issues involved. One is to reduce the debt held by the public, which my bill would definitely touch upon. The other is increasing the retirement income of individuals, which is what we want to do with the salvage of Social Security. The other was to ensure the solvency of the Social Security system, which is exactly why we have formed the commission.
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Jim Bunning

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Discussing the consensus language of a bill related to Social Security and public debt.

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