Now the Social Security surplus is $160 billion, and under the President's plan, under the Republicans' plan, they are taking every dime of Social Security money and using it to pay for tax cuts and using it to pay for other expenditures.
Discussing the impact of the President's budget plan on Social Security during a floor speech.
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I wish I could look you in the eye and say, you know, if we just had the will, we could reverse this, and we could go back to a time when defined benefit plans were on the increase. I do not think that is in the cards.
We admire that, and I can say on both sides of the aisle, people recognize the job he did as Budget Committee Chairman.
I urge you to vote for the confirmation of Dave Turk. I urge you to do it quickly.
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