From Social Security Choice
CQ.com is reporting:
"Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist cleared the way Wednesday for two Republican senators to try to pass legislation to restructure Social Security as soon as Thursday, providing a coda for Republicans’ failed effort to overhaul the program this year.
Sens. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and Jim DeMint of South Carolina have been trying for weeks to convince Republican leaders to let them attempt to bring two Social Security bills they have written (S 1302, S 1750) straight to the Senate floor, without committee action.
The two senators have said they do not expect to win votes on the bills - Democrats will almost certainly block their consideration. But they say a debate can provide momentum for a renewed effort to overhaul Social Security next year."
The two bills mentioned in the article are DeMint’s proposal which would put Social Security surplus funds into personal accounts, and Santorum’s bill which would guarantee full benefits to everyone aged 55 or older.
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