Posted on 03/21/2002 5:21:50 AM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection
Edited on 09/03/2002 4:50:09 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
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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