Senate Democrats Tap Social Security in Budget Plan

Washington Post ^ | 3/21/02 | Glenn Kessler and Juliet Eilperin

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Senate Democrats, who have frequently criticized President Bush for using excess Social Security receipts to fund other programs, yesterday unveiled a budget plan that would tap Social Security every year for the rest of the decade. They called on the next Congress to solve the problem.

The Democratic plan, likely to be approved by the Senate Budget Committee today, was released as Republicans and Democrats in the House engaged in a furious debate over a competing $2.1 trillion GOP budget blueprint that largely follows Bush's recommendations for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. The House approved the plan, 221 to 209, largely along party lines.

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Democrats ready to push $2.1 trillion budget with more spending than Bush's -AP Breaking News
ALAN FRAM, Associated Press Writer
(03-21) 06:21 PST (AP) -- AH: With BC-Budget-Highlights WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an effort to deal with resurgent federal deficits, Senate Democrats are rejecting new tax cuts while prescribing more debt reduction and spending than Pre...

[mattdono]

How is this possible? I thought that they were the only people that cared for the elderly, unlike the eeevvvviiiilll Republicans. < /sarcasm>

[scooby321]

gezz

[Phantom Lord]

If only Algore had gotten his lockbox.

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Print out you entire story, unfortunately I couldn't. This is incredible.