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Tom Coburn: “If I can interrupt the gentleman, the difference between what we borrowed and what the deficit was is what we stole from…”

On the recordApril 21, 1999
If I can interrupt the gentleman, the difference between what we borrowed and what the deficit was is what we stole from social security.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of borrowing on the Social Security fund.

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