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David Schweikert: “The first year the shortfall is $616 billion.”

Featuring: David Schweikert, Republican | U.S. House, Arizona, District 1

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Published | Video Starts at 23:11

The very first year. The very first year. So this, my math is this is in 2033, but they want me to use 2034 because that's the vetted number. The first year the shortfall is $616 billion. We know this is coming really crappy to talk about when you're out there campaigning because God knows we don't want to tell our voters the actual truth of how hard and how difficult what's coming at us is. (23:11–23:16)

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Asserts that the first-year shortfall for Social Security will be $616 billion.

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