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On the recordApril 26, 2011
there is a terrible cost to real Rhode Islanders and to real Americans if we degrade Social Security and Medicare
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse warns against undermining Social Security and Medicare, emphasizing their importance to Americans.

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