For those of us who want to make certain the surplus is used first to guarantee the longevity and solvency of the Social Security trust fund, are we going to have an opportunity with the amendment that the Senator is going to offer to support tax reform consistent with that goal of protecting Social Security first?
Discussing the use of budget surplus to support Social Security during Senate debate.
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