I just find it ironic that, you know, we look back in 2001 and 2003, when you oversaw the CBO, the Bush administration added $1.5 trillion to the deficit. Now my Republican colleagues have added another $1.9 trillion to the deficit. And we always look to people on Social Security and Medicare to pay for this.
Martin Heinrich: “I just find it ironic that, you know, we look back in 2001 and 2003, when you oversaw the CBO, the Bush administration…”
On the recordApril 10, 2018
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Heinrich criticizes past deficit increases and their impact on Social Security and Medicare.
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