ProgressivePunch : Preserving Social Security : Sanders, Bernie

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Making Government Work for Everyone, Not Just the Rich or Powerful—Preserving Social Security	Member's Vote (progressive or not)	Progressive Position	Progressive Result (win or loss)
Roll Call 129. S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) McCain of Arizona amendment that would provide for increased defense and veterans spending, extend expiring Bush-era tax cuts, overhaul the tax code and create a commission to retool Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security/On agreeing to the amendment Apr 02, 2009.	N	N	W
Roll Call 65. S Con Res 70. (Fiscal 2009 budget resolution) DeMint of South Carolina amendment that would allow for legislation to prohibit borrowing from the Social Security trust fund to finance other programs/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 13, 2008.	N	N	W
Roll Call 89. S Con Res 21. (Fiscal 2008 budget resolution). DeMint of South Carolina amendment on establishing a Social Security reserve fund/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 22, 2007.	N	N	W
All votes listed below this point were cast while this member served in the House of Representatives prior to becoming a senator. These House votes are not included in our calculation of either the member's Crucial Lifetime Progressive score or Overall Lifetime Progressive score in this category; those scores are based only on the votes the member has taken while serving in the Senate.
Roll Call 162. A vote on a Democratic motion to recommit (send back to committee) Republican healthcare legislation (HR 4279), with instructions that none of the bill's tax breaks would be footed by dipping into Social Security Trust Fund monies. May 12, 2004.	Y	Y	L