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On the recordJanuary 23, 2017
If we are looking at solving the problem of Social Security--and we recognize you all took a pledge, but that pledge is not necessarily good public policy.
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Heidi Heitkamp
Democratic · North Dakota

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Heitkamp emphasizes the need for honest policy discussions on Social Security despite political pledges.

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