it would make it harder to do the bipartisan work on overpayments that we talked about in the Finance Committee.
I just want to make it clear that my door is open.
We want to work in a bipartisan way on both of the big issues of our time.
I am here as Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle
That is unacceptable that we would be in that position.
the question for the Congress and for the Senate is do we want to take the steps that the Chairman outlined
The American people do not want to see that happen to the Social Security guarantee.
We want to derail this ill-advised House proposal to not make things worse.
So is that basic structure that he accurately described, is that a flaw or is that a future?
We Democrats know that the ultra-wealthy are avoiding nearly $2 trillion in taxes every ten years.
the number one issue in the confirmation hearings for the Commissioner was this overpayment question.
I said everybody has got to pay their fair share. No special exemptions for billionaires.
Is it smarter for us to fix that now and have 11 years in which we boost the Trust Fund?