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George Voinovich: But the alternative to that, from my perspective, is that the money, the Social Security money, would then be used for…

On the recordApril 21, 1999
But the alternative to that, from my perspective, is that the money, the Social Security money, would then be used for spending programs that could be used to pay for the war or to pay for education or pay for a lot of other things.
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George Voinovich
Republican · Ohio

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Discussing the implications of using Social Security funds during a Senate debate.

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