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Byron Dorgan: We are reacting to recent press reports that cite one prominent member of the majority party as saying that Congress…

On the recordJuly 22, 1998
We are reacting to recent press reports that cite one prominent member of the majority party as saying that Congress should enact $1 trillion in tax cuts over 10 years. Isn t the Senator's point that those who propose massive tax cuts would be taking the money, in effect, from the Social Security trust funds in order to fund a tax cut; would that not be the case?
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Discussing the implications of proposed tax cuts on Social Security funding.

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