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Alan Simpson: “There is a Hutchison amendment which has been questioned by the Senator from Florida. There is a Simpson-Kennedy…”

On the recordMay 1, 1996
There is a Hutchison amendment which has been questioned by the Senator from Florida. There is a Simpson-Kennedy amendment with regard to verification. And then there is a place holder amendment which I intend to present, the Moynihan-Dole amendment, which passed unanimously in September, to allow the Social Security Administration to begin, nothing more, a study to determine how in the future we are to make that system more tamper resistant. It is not anything that goes into place. It is a report. And those who were involved at the time will recall. That is what I have. That is the extent of it.
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Alan Simpson
Wyoming
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Discussing amendments related to Social Security and verification during Senate floor debate.

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