Byron Dorgan: “I appreciate that. I guess it is the Senator's contention that there is no Social Security trust fund. I just ask this…”

“I appreciate that. I guess it is the Senator's contention that there is no Social Security trust fund. I just ask this question. We were told early on that the Social Security trust fund was not being used for any other purpose. Then we were told by those who wanted an affirmative vote on the constitutional amendment to balance the budget that the Senator supported that, even though they had argued that it was not being used to balance the budget, they would stop using it to balance the budget by the year 2008. How does one reconcile that if there is not a trust fund? If there is not a trust fund, how can you stop using it in the year 2008?”