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28 October
7:21 pm

I introduced legislation twenty years ago that would have made the [Social Security] system solvent... That's the Social Security actuaries that put that estimate together.

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John E. Sununu, at New Hampshire U.S. Senate General Election Debate (WMUR)

7:21 pm
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Why we checked itSununu claims he introduced legislation ~20 years ago that Social Security actuaries certified would have made the system fully solvent — a specific historical legislative and actuarial claim that can be verified against congressional records and SSA actuarial assessments.
What we foundSununu did introduce legislation roughly twenty years ago, and the Social Security actuaries did formally score it as achieving solvency, but the actuaries' finding was conditional on massive general-revenue transfers to the trust fund — a key qualification Sununu's claim omits.
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