T. Gorton said "Now, perhaps my friend from New Mexico, who is the chairman of the Budget Committee, and who has totally immersed himself in these problems, has a better memory than I have, but does the Senator from New Mexico remember any proposal after the defeat of the constitutional amendment last time by those who opposed it that would buttress or build up the Social Security trust fund, any changes in eligibility, any increases in the payroll tax or not? I remember no attempts in this last 2 years to do anything about this imminent or future insolvency of the Social Security trust fund. Does my friend from New Mexico?" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 13, 1997

Now, perhaps my friend from New Mexico, who is the chairman of the Budget Committee, and who has totally immersed himself in these problems, has a better memory than I have, but does the Senator from New Mexico remember any proposal after the defeat of the constitutional amendment last time by those who opposed it that would buttress or build up the Social Security trust fund, any changes in eligibility, any increases in the payroll tax or not? I remember no attempts in this last 2 years to do anything about this imminent or future insolvency of the Social Security trust fund. Does my friend from New Mexico?

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T. Gorton

Republican · Washington

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the lack of proposals to strengthen the Social Security trust fund after a constitutional amendment defeat.

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