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May 15th, 2011

McConnell on Medicare and Social Security: “[they] are in serious trouble and it’s worse than anybody thought”

Today on CNN’s State of the Union with Candy Crowley, Republican Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky spoke about the debate over the budget and debt ceiling, unrest in the Middle East and the 2012 field of potential Republican presidential candidates.

A full transcript of the interview can be found here.

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