Lloyd Doggett said "I expect every Member has, particularly from younger Americans, saying, just show me the money and I will do it on my own. One of the things we know from the study that came out today that we have referred to, prepared by a Republican economist who had a leading staff position with House Republicans in this House during the Reagan administration, is finding that every one of those people, the young person that wrote you, the young person that talked with you at a town meeting in Florida, the young person who contacted me in Austin, Texas, every one of those people and every single person alive today is going to come out worse under these experimental plans, according to this simulation, is going to come out worse than if we maintain and strengthen the system that we have right now." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 2, 1999

I expect every Member has, particularly from younger Americans, saying, just show me the money and I will do it on my own. One of the things we know from the study that came out today that we have referred to, prepared by a Republican economist who had a leading staff position with House Republicans in this House during the Reagan administration, is finding that every one of those people, the young person that wrote you, the young person that talked with you at a town meeting in Florida, the young person who contacted me in Austin, Texas, every one of those people and every single person alive today is going to come out worse under these experimental plans, according to this simulation, is going to come out worse than if we maintain and strengthen the system that we have right now.

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Lloyd Doggett

Democratic · Texas

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of proposed changes to social security on younger Americans.

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