"It is not secret here in Congress we have not had the discipline in many instances to keep our hands out of the cookie jar of Social Security. Now to stop this I propose that in the future that Congress cannot get its hands on the money in the first place"

In this quote, Jeff Miller is attending to the concern of Congress misusing funds from Social Security. He acknowledges that there has actually been an absence of discipline in the past, causing Congress dipping into the "cookie jar" of Social Security funds. To avoid this from happening again, Miller proposes a solution where Congress will not have access to the money in the first place. This recommends that he thinks more stringent policies and limitations require to be put in location to guarantee that Social Security funds are utilized for their intended purpose and not for other political agendas. In general, Miller is highlighting the value of accountable and ethical handling of Social Security funds by Congress.