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Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act

Floor Speech

By: Ron Wyden
By: Ron Wyden
Date: June 30, 2020
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Operations

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Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry: Has this bill passed now on UC?

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Mr. WYDEN. The Paul bill passed that my colleagues are discussing.

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Mr. WYDEN. All right. Well, I will just tell my colleagues--and I made it clear I was on my way here--I think that this is a flawed approach to a very serious problem, and the reason I feel this way, as the ranking Democrat on the Finance Committee, is this gives Social Security more responsibilities without any additional resources, and it comes at a time when I think there are going to be real challenges for Social Security as it tries to pay benefits.

Around here you always have a chance to take another crack at it. I was on my way over here to offer to work with my colleagues--the Senator from Louisiana, the Senator from Delaware--but apparently it was so important that I couldn't come over here and make that offer, and I think the Senate will regret this.

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