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On the recordMarch 21, 2023
The President's budget would reduce deficits by almost three trillion dollars, while adding at least 25 years of solvency to the Medicare trust fund.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Discussing the impact of the President's budget on deficits and Medicare solvency.

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