>> paul: there was never even a vote on the floor. >> exactly, very knew republicans are running on this issue and i think that ad has limited appeal in most districts. the pro em is the democrats always go to social security because it's worked in the past and this year there's something different. seniors have been following the news reports, a country called greece, unsustainable debt and spending and what did they do when they finally went over the edge, they cut pensions 30 or 40% and people i think recognize the only way we are going to keep social security solvent is to tackle the debt and spending problems we have. these scare tactics aren't going to-- >> you're saying that republicans should engage in the debate on social security and say, look, yes, we really do need to rein it in. should they make social security a debate going into this election. >> since there's no social security trust fund and comes out of general revenues the only way to have a healthy federal budget and afford the promise is to have a healthy economy and you cannot have the debt and spending levels that we have-- >> if you end up debating

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