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Tom Coburn: “Absolutely. And it needs to be raised and continue to be talked about so that Washington hears. I know what that answer…”

On the recordApril 21, 1999
Absolutely. And it needs to be raised and continue to be talked about so that Washington hears. I know what that answer is in the American public. It is the same everywhere. ``Get your hands off my Social Security money. Make the hard choices somewhere else.''
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Discussing public sentiment regarding Social Security funding.

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