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Bobby Scott: They had to spend the Social Security and Medicare surplus before they got to the $477 billion that the gentleman…

On the recordJanuary 28, 2004
They had to spend the Social Security and Medicare surplus before they got to the $477 billion that the gentleman mentioned as a unified deficit. Less than $800 billion in individual income tax. That includes everybody.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

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Discussing the impact of spending on the Social Security and Medicare surplus in relation to the federal deficit.

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