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Tom Rice: The only problem with Federal trust funds is if they are not funded, you can't trust them.

On the recordJuly 13, 2017
The only problem with Federal trust funds is if they are not funded, you can't trust them.
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Tom Rice
Republican · South Carolina

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Rice discusses the trustworthiness of Federal trust funds related to Social Security.

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