Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 1529 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. Markey] proposes an amendment numbered 1529 to amendment No. 1717. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To preserve access to Social Security's phone service) SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING SENIORS CAN ACCESS SOCIAL SECURITY OVER THE PHONE. The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to preserving Social Security benefits, which may include prohibiting DOGE from limiting access to the Social Security phone service, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.”