I would advise the gentleman simply to look at page 33 and the gentleman will see there is an on-budget provision and an off-budget provision, and the off-budget provision is the Social Security benefit spending provision. It is $20 billion short. I mean this is government work, but $20 billion is still real money. It is a big mistake.
Discussing budget provisions related to Social Security during a floor debate.
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