Political Quotes

Kent Conrad: “We met with a legal expert, a constitutional law expert from the Congressional Research Service, who told us that the…”

On the recordMarch 6, 1995
We met with a legal expert, a constitutional law expert from the Congressional Research Service, who told us that the statute that had been proposed by the other side to protect Social Security over time, phasing out the using of Social Security surplus funds by the year 2012, would not work. I had been advised earlier in the day by a budget expert from the Budget Committee itself, a constitutional law expert from the Budget Committee itself, that it would not work. We were advised later on that day that, in fact, that was the case.
Said by
Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota
Source
govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the viability of a proposed statute to protect Social Security during a Senate floor debate.

Share

Share on XShare on FacebookEmail this quote

More from Kent Conrad

Oct 18, 2023

Can I just respond quickly, Mr. Chairman, and say when Simpson-Bowles went down, a group of six of us in the Senate, three Democrats, three Republicans, were asked by leadership to see if we couldn't come up with a way forward to adopt the…

congress.gov
Apr 4, 2017

We did a whole series of things in our Social Security reform not to discourage people from working, but to encourage them to continue working if they are able to do so.

congress.gov
Oct 18, 2023

It takes guts to do that, and Chairman Arrington, you have certainly led the charge on having a commission.

congress.gov
Oct 18, 2023

We admire that, and I can say on both sides of the aisle, people recognize the job he did as Budget Committee Chairman.

congress.gov
View all Kent Conrad quotes

Other voices in this conversation