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David Cicilline: “Social Security, as you can see from this chart, has never contributed one dime to the national debt or any of our…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2011
Social Security, as you can see from this chart, has never contributed one dime to the national debt or any of our deficits.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline defends Social Security against claims it contributes to the deficit.

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