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Tom Coburn: “So in essence none of the money that is supposed to be set aside for Social Security trust fund purposes nor the…”

On the recordApril 16, 1997
So in essence none of the money that is supposed to be set aside for Social Security trust fund purposes nor the interest actually has ever been paid, and we continue to send a piece of paper to cover the interest and the additional moneys that we will take this year. What is the estimate this year of the amount of moneys that will be taken from excess Social Security funds, payments over disbursements?
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Discussing the handling of Social Security trust fund finances.

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