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On the recordMay 1, 2025
I have been saying in this building repeatedly that the math has to math. The math has to add up. Would the gentleman agree that that is the fundamental and core problem in this town when we are talking about the state of affairs? For example, we in this process have taken Medicare off of the table politically. The President has asked us to take Medicare off of the table. We have taken Social Security off of the table because, by law--
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Chip Roy
Republican · Texas

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