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On the recordJune 5, 2012
Unless we have a balanced approach to trying to get our budget in balance, we ensure that Medicare and Social Security as generations of Americans have known them will not be there for them.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett warns that without balance, Medicare and Social Security may be jeopardized.

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