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Alan Simpson: Now, Mr. President, if we can get back to the issue, which is the law, and stick with this and try to stick in this…

On the recordJune 7, 1996
Now, Mr. President, if we can get back to the issue, which is the law, and stick with this and try to stick in this debate without going into emotion and who has the bucks and who does not have the bucks, and the rich versus the poor, and all the rest of it, and know that the Social Security Act is right here--(f) and (d). The trustees report is right here, and I am ready to move forward and discuss those and let us do that.
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Alan Simpson
Wyoming

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Addressing the importance of focusing on the law and Social Security during a debate.

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