06/08/2021
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"we all believe, as Senator King had said, that regulation is necessary, an important function of government."
"I am, obviously, disappointed we did not deal with the mandatory side, and I know we are going to have to as a body, on a bipartisan basis."
"The mandatory side of the budget, which is the part we do not appropriate every year, is now two-thirds of the budget."
"Social Security Disability is depleted in 2017. The other two trust funds... will be depleted, and therefore bankrupt, within the lifetime of most people retiring today."