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Thomas Foley: “If the gentleman would also explain the Social Security trust fund because that is a misnomer. There has been a lot of…”

On the recordJune 13, 2002
If the gentleman would also explain the Social Security trust fund because that is a misnomer. There has been a lot of debate today, in fact, about raiding the fund, borrowing the fund, stealing from the fund, which we know is false, patent rhetoric. But if the gentleman would explain the fundamentals of the trust fund for us.
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Thomas Foley
Washington

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Discussing misconceptions about the Social Security trust fund during a debate.

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