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Bob Kerrey: “It would be unfair to identify military retirement as the big problem, because it isn't. The big problem is Social…”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2015
It would be unfair to identify military retirement as the big problem, because it isn't. The big problem is Social Security and Medicare.
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Bob Kerrey
Nebraska

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Kerrey emphasizes that Social Security and Medicare are the main budget issues, not military retirement.

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