We issued this key vote alert to the Senate today.
KEY VOTE ALERT
"YES" on the "Stop the Raid" Amendment (#489)The Club for Growth plans to score a "YES" vote as a pro-economic growth vote in its annual rating of Congress on the DeMint Amendment (#489) to "Stop the Raid on Social Security", which is being offered on the FY08 Budget Resolution (S. Con. Res. 21) in the Senate.
Social Security's long-term unfunded liability is $4.6 trillion through 2080. Unless the program is reformed, either substantial benefit cuts with little warning to beneficiaries or job-killing tax increases will be the result.
If adopted, this amendment would demonstrate Congress is serious about finally beginning action on meaningful reform. While the amendment would not commit the Senate to any particular plan, it contains a workable framework for proceeding with modernization of Social Security so that it is fiscally sound for the future.
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