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On the recordJune 30, 1999
I find it very ironic and interesting that time and time again, and I guess we are not going to have time today to talk about corporate control over the media, a very dear subject to me, but I find it amazing that we hear Social Security crisis, bankrupt, no money available, and the young people by and large believe us by now because they have heard it so much, when there is no debate. If the Congress does nothing, Social Security will pay out every nickel owed to every eligible American for the next 34 years. We have crises today. We have people sleeping out on the street. Elderly people cannot afford their prescription drugs. Veterans are not getting the health care they need. But those, apparently, are not crises. But this non-crisis is now being subjected to a situation where people want draconian response which would destroy the system. But maybe the gentleman wants to say a few words.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Discussing the perceived crisis in Social Security and its implications during a floor speech.

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