The alternative I have offered would provide for a reserve fund that would allow the repeal of the 1993 tax increase on Social Security benefits in a way that would protect Social Security and Medicare and not increase the deficit or the debt over the period of the resolution. I urge my colleagues to support the amendment.
Discussing an amendment related to Social Security benefits and tax policy.
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