Before the deficit commission task force vote, the Senate voted to protect Social Security

[ProSense]

The Senate voted "To protect Social Security."

Roll Call on the deficit taskforce

[jkshaw]

1. That's a relief,

since there are many relying on SS checks to live from month to month. And the oldest of these people have contributed to SS funds through payroll taxes for all of their working lives.

[Overseas]

2. What about Medicare? Are we going to freeze that because there's a 5% fraud rate? //nt

[Hannah Bell]

3. I can't find the text of the amendment except "to protect SS". is there text?

what's the significance of this?