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Charles Rangel: “I would like to ask some questions of the gentleman, because he has made some pretty bold statements out here. Did not…”

On the recordApril 18, 2002
I would like to ask some questions of the gentleman, because he has made some pretty bold statements out here. Did not the Republican leadership promise that they would not invade the Social Security trust fund? Did they not put this in a lock box? What is the gentleman's response to that?
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York

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Questioning Republican leadership's commitment to protecting the Social Security trust fund.

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