No diversion of payroll tax to individual retirement account
Q: Will you support or oppose a balanced Social Security plan to continue the program?s guaranteed benefits for future generations? Will you support or oppose diverting Social Security payroll taxes to fund private individual retirement accounts?
SUPPORT Create a balanced Social Security plan to ensure guaranteed benefits.
OPPOSE Divert Social Security payroll taxes to individual retirement accounts.
A: The candidate chose not to make additional comments.
Source: 2009 AARP Voter Guide: MA Senate
Dec 1, 2009
Voted YES on Social Security Lockbox & limiting national debt.
This vote limited debate on the amendment offered by Sen. Abraham (R-MI) that would have created a Social Security "lockbox" and establish limits on the public debt. [A YES vote was for a lockbox]. This vote failed because 3/5 of the Senate did not vote.
Status: Cloture Motion Rejected Y)54; N)45; NV)1
Reference: Motion to invoke cloture on Amdt #254 to S. 557;
Bill S. 557
; vote number 1999-90
on Apr 22, 1999
Voted YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees.
Senator Roth (R-DE) offered this amendment to the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act to allow people older than 70.5 with incomes over $100,000 to move funds from an Individual Retirement Account into a Roth IRA.
Status: Amdt Agreed to Y)56; N)42; NV)2
Reference: Roth Amdt #2339;
Bill H.R. 2676
; vote number 1998-120
on May 6, 1998
