Historically, the Social Security tax has been assessed on about 90% of U.S. income. Now it captures 83% because there's been such a growth of income among the highest earners.
Brendan Doherty wants "to repeal Obamacare, increasing drug prices for seniors."
"The auditor [for the city of Providence] was not locked out" of access to the city's finances.
Women "earn only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men in the same position."
"Most military experts say there is anywhere between 25 and 30 members of al Qaeda in Afghanistan."
"We just fought a Republican budget that ends Medicare as we know it."
"When I took office in 2003, we had very little reserves."
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