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On the recordFebruary 13, 1997
So is it the net result of the defeat of the constitutional amendment 2 years ago that we are simply 2 years closer to the insolvency of the Social Security trust fund and the Medicare hospital insurance trust fund?
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T. Gorton
Republican · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of a defeated constitutional amendment on Social Security and Medicare funding.

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