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Pat Ryan: My plan does not reduce. It just slows the rate of growth. These benefits continue increasing year after year after year…

On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
My plan does not reduce. It just slows the rate of growth. These benefits continue increasing year after year after year throughout the century.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Ryan clarifies that his budget plan slows benefit growth rather than reducing it.

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