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On the recordOctober 29, 1999
I ask the leader if it is somewhat startling, amusing--whatever word we want to use--that the majority, the Republicans, did not support Social Security when it was adopted in the 1930s; the Senator is aware of that?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Questioning Republican support for Social Security during a discussion on its history.

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