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Rob Portman: “Instead of up 10 percent in the discretionary entitlements, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security alone go up 100…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2013
Instead of up 10 percent in the discretionary entitlements, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security alone go up 100 percent.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

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Portman highlights the significant increase in entitlement spending.

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