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This page contains letters signed by elected officials,
usually written to the President or relevant members of Congress.
01-BDC5
on May 9, 2001
Blue Dog budget framework - Take the Social Security and Medicare trust fund surpluses off-budget and require that the trust fund surpluses be saved for Social Security and Medicare
- Reserve half of the on-budget surplus over the next five years -- $370 billion -- for debt reduction and strengthening Social Security and Medicare
- Allocate one-quarter of the on-budget surplus over the next five years for investments in priorities identified by the President and supported by both parties in Congress, including defense, Medicare prescription drugs, education, agriculture, low-income programs and veterans.
- Devote one-quarter of the on-budget surplus to tax cuts retroactive to 2001, for a net tax cut of $180 billion from 2001-2006.
- Topic: Social Security
- Headline: Strengthen Trust Funds and take them off-budget
(Score: 0)
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
Republicans
participating in 01-BDC5 |
Independents
participating in 01-BDC5 |
| Brad Carson |
s1s | OK 2004 former Democratic challenger; US Representative |
| Chris John |
s1s | LA 2004 former Democratic challenger; US Representative |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
58
Republicans:
0
Independents:
2 |
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