Byron Dorgan: “If 8 million senior citizens are paying $1,500 more in taxes because of the change in 1993 and you want to repeal that…”

“If 8 million senior citizens are paying $1,500 more in taxes because of the change in 1993 and you want to repeal that change, then this particular amendment will reduce taxes for those 8 million Americans. Is this a greater priority than the issue of dividends and other issues in this bill? In my judgment, this is a greater priority. If you really believe you want to cut taxes for 8 million senior citizens by $18 billion, now is the time to do that. Now is the time to make the change to do that. If you choose not to, it is really hard to say you support this kind of a change.”