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On the recordOctober 28, 2009
The No. 2 issue of concern to Americans exceed only by the economy was escalating deficits and debt.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Stating that deficits and debt are major concerns for Americans.

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Apr 4, 2017

I would just say our Retirement Security Plans and our Retirement Security Clearinghouses are responding to the underlying dynamic that Professor Mead has done such a good job in describing.

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Sep 6, 2016

The consequence of failure has to be made clear.

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Sep 6, 2016

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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Sep 6, 2016

That I like to call the 'Conrad provision.'

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