What we have seen, indeed we have no other choice, they say, other than to raid Social Security, and indeed we had a choice. We had a choice. We could have paid down the debt. Paying down the public debt would have allowed to us to protect Social Security and the Medicare Trust Fund.
Discussing the impact of debt on Social Security and Medicare during a floor speech.
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