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Alan Simpson: If you cannot get Social Security solvent for 75 years and this Congress cannot do that, you can forget everything.

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
If you cannot get Social Security solvent for 75 years and this Congress cannot do that, you can forget everything.
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Alan Simpson
Wyoming

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the importance of Social Security solvency for broader fiscal responsibility.

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