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Jim McDermott: “The long-term 75-year deficit has also improved, dropping from 3.88 percent in 2099 to 1.11 percent in 2013, that is a…”

On the recordJune 19, 2013
The long-term 75-year deficit has also improved, dropping from 3.88 percent in 2099 to 1.11 percent in 2013, that is a 72 percent decline.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott points out significant improvements in Medicare's long-term deficit.

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