Political Quotes

“the item that we are discussing right now is a concurrent resolution to protect Social Security. Yet as every Member on this floor knows, this resolution is powerless if this body decides to cut Social Security. I also remember when many new Members were paying allegiance to the contract that some of them did have a caveat, and that caveat was that Social Security is off the table. That is because they realize that Social Security is a contract with the American people. There are benefits that the American people worked for week in and week out, and they expect to collect on their retirement. That means that the Congress does not have the right to balance the budget at the expense of Social Security. Social Security did not bring about this deficit and Social Security should not be used to eliminate the deficit that we have before us and is so troublesome to all of us. Let us protect Social Security. I think we all agree that that is a good thing to do. But let us do it for real, and we will have an opportunity later to, in this debate. But do not do it by a concurrent resolution. No matter how good is sounds, it is powerless to protect Social Security.”