it is a joke to hear Members of the party that tried to blow up Social Security for 30 years now pretending that they are defending it. I would like to just make two points: It has been suggested that our comments with respect to National Institutes of Health funding are inaccurate. Does the other side deny that they turned down the Senate amendment that would have added $1.6 billion to NIH?
Discussing funding for the National Institutes of Health and Social Security during a floor debate.
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