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Kent Conrad: Now the Social Security surplus is $160 billion, and under the President's plan, under the Republicans' plan, they are…

On the recordMarch 31, 2004
Now the Social Security surplus is $160 billion, and under the President's plan, under the Republicans' plan, they are taking every dime of Social Security money and using it to pay for tax cuts and using it to pay for other expenditures.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Discussing the impact of the President's budget plan on Social Security during a floor speech.

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