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Pete Sessions: “Mr. Boehner said in his interview that we should raise the retirement age to 70, take their money, and put it towards…”

On the recordJune 30, 2010
Mr. Boehner said in his interview that we should raise the retirement age to 70, take their money, and put it towards the war. For 8 years, they abdicated their responsibility to pay for the war. Now they want to pay for it on the backs of senior citizens. That's what I object to. That's what I object to. And the other thing, Mr. Speaker, is that we hear time and time again, Well, we all want to deal with the excesses in Wall Street. We all want to do this; we all want to do that. But when it comes time to do anything meaningful, they are missing in action. So this is an opportunity for us to get something done, and I urge my colleague to support the bill.
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas
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Jun 30, 2010

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The speaker addresses concerns about Social Security funding and the impact of war expenses on senior citizens.

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