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On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
I believe that the buildup of Federal debt is the single biggest threat to our Nation's long-term economic security.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Kent Conrad emphasizes the danger of rising federal debt to economic security.

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We all know that Social Security is going to have to be dealt with, or we are going to face by 2034 at the latest--many of us believe it will be earlier than that---an across-the-board 23-percent cut.

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Things are changing very rapidly, and it presents us with a requirement to change how we envision retirement as well.

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Sep 6, 2016

There is a societal cost that is sort of hidden, isn't there?

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Apr 4, 2017

What is realistic is to deal with these changes in a way that does expand access, that does expand the opportunity for people to participate in a retirement plan at work.

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