On the recordMarch 24, 2015
I know all my colleagues are committed to preserving Social Security. We all want Social Security to be there for today's and tomorrow's seniors. However, the Wyden amendment is not germane to the budget resolution. The Finance Committee has jurisdiction over the Social Security program, both its benefits and finance structure. The Budget Committee has no purview over the Social Security program. Moreover, the Wyden amendment instructs the Finance Committee how to write the legislation--language that is inappropriate for a budget resolution. In fact, it is corrosive. It damages the privilege of the budget. For this reason, I am compelled, as chairman of the Budget Committee, to raise a point of order against the Wyden amendment. I make a point of order that this amendment violates section 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.
