But you need reasonable, honest people who will look at the situation and say we can make minor modifications to the programs that don't disenfranchise or leave anybody out, but we have to do it. If we don't, they're going to be insolvent. We're within like about an eight year wind for Medicare and Social Security and Medicaid for that matter, to be insolvent. so that the people that rely upon it don't have those resources anymore. Congress has an obligation to fix it. Congress has had that obligation for decades, but it hasn't been done. (39:23–39:32)
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