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Ron Johnson: “We brought that money in. We spent it. And in its place, we issued a U.S. Government bond.”

On the recordJuly 8, 2015
We brought that money in. We spent it. And in its place, we issued a U.S. Government bond.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Explaining how Social Security funds were spent rather than saved.

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