I know billions are now kind of chump change, but that is still a big figure.

What kind of confidence does that give you that the entirety of it, with Social Security at the centerpiece, is going to be there for future generations?

What kind of confidence does that give you that the entirety of it, with Social Security at the centerpiece, is going to be there for future generations?

I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to complete my remarks, which I have done, followed by Senator Padilla, for up to 5 minutes prior to the scheduled rollcall vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I know of no further debate on the measure. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is on adoption of the resolution. The resolution was agreed to. The resolution (S. Res. 600) was agreed to.

We need to pass the Social Security Fairness Act to eliminate these provisions.

Under this plan, a typical senior would save about $800 a year on taxes, and this would create real relief for seniors in a time of rising costs and out of control inflation.

The status of Social Security is critical for millions of Americans.

We have never in the history of the country raised more than roughly 18 percent of our GDP in Federal revenues.

We cannot run the biggest business in the world that way.

Social Security is a vital program for all Americans. We need to be good stewards of its services and benefits.

Social Security is a vital program for all Americans. We need to be good stewards of its services and benefits.

Government, you know, where it has gone to. It has got to get back down into where people for basic questions in any government agency don't have to hang on to the phone more than a few minutes at the most.

You are really forced to do that as a Mayor, because if you are letting stuff like that go, people will run you down at a ballgame or some other place.

I know billions are now kind of chump change, but that is still a big figure.

Sadly, we lack the political will to do anything about it.

We have never in the history of the country raised more than roughly 18 percent of our GDP in Federal revenues.

I ran a business for 37 years, and if we ever had any kind of irregularities that would have been in the category of what you hear here, somebody gets fired.