Political Quotes

“I think the concern raised by Senator Wyden is if the Social Security Administration is going to be sharing this information not just with the IRS and a handful of agencies, there is going to be some cost involved in that sharing. That is a legitimate concern. Speaking for myself--and my guess is speaking for my friend from Louisiana--if there is an additional cost incurred by the Social Security Administration, I am sure it is going to be a lot less than $1.4 billion that we have just wasted in sending out these $1,200 checks over the last several months. I will pledge--and will invite my friend from Louisiana to join me-- to assure Senator Wyden that we will work with him and his staff and the folks at the Social Security Administration to make sure that the Social Security Administration is made whole if the legislation that we have just apparently adopted here--if it actually is adopted and signed into law, we will make the Social Security Administration whole. That is a very fair thing to ask of us, and we should do that.”