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On the recordFebruary 24, 1999
In 1940, 7 percent of America was over 65 years of age. In 2025, it is predicted that more than 20 percent of the population will be over the age of 65. So I think while your constituents and my constituents probably do not recognize those numbers, what they are saying to us is that this system is not likely to exist and they are very cynical, as the gentleman says, about our role in preserving it. I think we talk too much about it. We need to put something on the table. It needs to be a give-and-take process. It needs to be a bipartisan process. I know that my colleague has committed himself to participating with us to make sure that happens.
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Kevin Cramer
Republican · North Dakota

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Discussing the future of the Social Security system and the need for bipartisan solutions.

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