The second one, there was a resolution at the beginning of the session that said we will not take any moneys out of the Social Security Trust Fund or the Medicare Trust Fund; so we are simply saying those dollars should not be financed out of the Medicare Trust Fund. The Medicare Trust Fund, as the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Bentsen) said, has already been pledged. It has been obligated. You cannot obligate it two and three times.
Discussing the protection of the Medicare Trust Fund during a House debate.
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