U.S. State Attorneys General

The U.S. Treasury bonds in Social Security's Trust Fund are real, and the trust fund is $2.7 trillion strong.

Social Security is a sacred compact between Americans of all generations. It ensures that billions of retirees, disabled workers, and children can live a life of dignity.

You don't have to steal the money out of the Social Security Trust Fund that Americans have contributed to take care of Social Security.

Well, then, if that is a statement, that the money isn't there, it is not that American workers didn't contribute it with their taxes; it means that politicians have been stealing the money and lying----

Let me see if I can dissuade you that the Social Security program is broke.

The Bush recession has hit American families hard. From June 2007 to the beginning of 2009, it stripped Americans of a total of $19.4 trillion in household wealth.

Social Security is not broke. The trustees report for 2011 shows that Social Security is once again the reliable workhorse in our economy.

There are some politicians who say, 'Continue, American worker, to pay those contributions in your taxes, have that deduction made, but while we tell you it is going to be put into a trust fund, we are lying to you, because we are going to…

American workers, through their tax contributions, through their paychecks, have contributed $13.9 trillion straight out of their pocket into the system.

Social Security has weathered 13 recessions in the last 75 years, and never once--let me repeat--never once failed to pay, on time and in full, every retiree, widow, child, or disabled worker the benefits they have earned.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Indiana will be postponed. {time} 0020 Amendment Offered by Mr. Rokita

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. Each amount made available by this Act…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. {time} 2130 It is now in order to consider amendment No. 55…

I appreciate both gentlemen's comments and their remarks and their tone and their tenor. I respectfully disagree because I think that, again, not a single uniformed person is being affected. This has nothing to do with that. I think 1…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. {time} 2120 Amendment No. 54 Offered by Mr. Campbell The…

May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 2 minutes remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 548, after line 8, add the following new section: SEC. 1115. TERMINATION OF HUMAN, SOCIAL, AND CULTURE…

I think it's important that we not try to undermine programs that have helped a middle class family afford college for their child.

I hope you move aggressively on the issue of getting people who get paid a good chunk of money to help file returns for folks who are getting a very modest return

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And you obviously need to have more of these hearings, Mr. Chairman. They are stimulating.

I think we all want to get to a point where we can get to some place where you all will come to us.

May I inquire as to the time on both sides? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Indiana has 3\3/4\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Arizona has 6\1/4\ minutes remaining.

I see where the gentleman from Minnesota is going with his question, and I yield myself 10 seconds just to answer it. He claims responsibility in this budget. The only way they can possibly balance, and I don't agree that they will balance…