Let me just say that I asked the Congressional Research Service whether Secretary Rubin could legally withhold trust funds. They said their first review of the law said, no, it would be illegal to withhold trust fund payments for any trust fund where there is a surplus coming into those trust funds. I have written Secretary Rubin the day before yesterday asking him to give us the reasons why he thinks he can do this.
Discussing the legality of withholding trust fund payments by Secretary Rubin.
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