Lew Cites 1983 Social Security Reform to Show His Commitment to Entitlement Reform

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LEW: "Well, we actually have over the last 40 years did a lot of things on mandatory spending that made a difference. I was part of the social security reform in 1983 that made a real difference." 
COATS: "That's legitimate. That's 1983."
LEW: "If you look at the Affordable Care Act, while we may not agree on the policy, it's clear that it helped reduce spending health care in Medicaid. It extended the life of the trust fund. It's the most important turning of the corner on health care in decades. That doesn't mean we don't have more work to do. I actually think when we have an environment where we can work together and the things where there's room to make progress, we can give the American people something they should be proud of. When it's just shutdowns and fighting at the crisis, it's not hard top understand how people fed up with that."