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Kent Conrad: To privatize it or raid it in some other way. We really do not know. I was very interested to listen to the Senator from…

On the recordApril 15, 1999
To privatize it or raid it in some other way. We really do not know. I was very interested to listen to the Senator from Texas say--say--that they had reserved every penny of Social Security surplus for Social Security. That is what we said.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Discussing the implications of Social Security surplus during a Senate debate.

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