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On the recordJuly 29, 1999
That is why we are listening to the American people, who are telling us that their values is to use the surplus to pay down the national debt and to save Social Security and Medicare.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Highlighting the priorities of the American people regarding the budget surplus.

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