Kent Conrad: “This is a happy moment. We can all vote for this amendment. This is an amendment I offered a number of years ago. I wish…”

“This is a happy moment. We can all vote for this amendment. This is an amendment I offered a number of years ago. I wish it would have passed then and been in effect because we could have avoided some of the unpleasantness that has followed in taking Social Security funds and using them for other purposes. There is no reason not to support this amendment tonight to try to once again impose the discipline that has been lacking, to prevent Social Security funds from being used to pay other bills. So I welcome colleagues voting for this amendment.”