Republicans admit that privatization will reduce trust fund

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"The AARP and the Democrats think if you divert some money from the trust fund," the existing program will be undermined, [the subcommittee's current chairman] McCrery said. "That is true on its face. It does decrease the level of the trust fund. Politically, that's going to be a very strong tool that (opponents) can use to defeat a plan."