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Rob Andrews: I ask my friend from Arizona, the Congressional Budget Office projects surpluses of $223 billion over the 5 years we are…

On the recordJune 4, 1998
I ask my friend from Arizona, the Congressional Budget Office projects surpluses of $223 billion over the 5 years we are talking about here tonight. Under the majority budget, how much of that is reserved for the Social Security surplus?
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Rob Andrews
Democratic · New Jersey

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Questioning budget allocations related to Social Security during a discussion on fiscal policy.

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