Well, we don't have the money to invest in primary health care when all over this country working parents are searching desperately for to find quality and affordable child care. We don't have the money to invest in childcare. Madam President, 25% of senior citizens in this country are trying to survive on $15,000 a year or less. And I don't know how anybody in America could survive on 15,000 or less. But when we talk about increasing Social Security benefits, well, we just can't afford to do that. (01:33–01:44)
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Asserts that a quarter of U.S. senior citizens live on $15,000 or less annually.
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