Quotes About Policy

If the economy is strained, then Social Security, like the rest of the government, will be, too.

Privatizing Social Security will take dollars out of young folks' pockets.

Social Security is an extremely complicated program.

Well, let's go back to the original intent of Social Security. It is an insurance contract.

Social Security faces financial problems down the road because of demographics.

Social Security is a program that should be strengthened and preserved for future generations.

Social Security is a family insurance program, not an investment scheme.

Americans need accurate information in order to consider Social Security reform. Too bad the media can't be counted upon to provide it.

I have the highest number of Social Security recipients of any Member of Congress, and it is always good to hear about how women in their districts are affected by any changes, by the need for changes in Social Security.

Under the current pay-as-you-go Social Security system, not one person is actually guaranteed benefits.

I think we will begin to see some real efforts made to do things like protecting Social Security and Medicare.

Small changes done now would preserve Social Security at full benefit.

The president's claim that Social Security is going broke is misleading at best. The sky is not falling, although there is no doubt that the system needs to be strengthened.

Even without reforms, the Social Security fund will be able to meet 100 percent of its obligations until 2042.

Social Security faces a long-term actuarial deficit, yes.

To me, it is clear that the Social Security program is constitutional.

Social Security has not contributed to the deficit problem.

All of us who serve in the House of Representatives and the Senate pay into Social Security.

Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit.

I don't support getting rid of Social Security.

If we didn't have Social Security, our seniors would live mostly in poverty. You'd have another 18 million people in poverty.

We ought to look at Social Security. We ought to ask ourselves the question, is there inherently something wrong with Social Security that a man like me is eligible for Social Security? There's something wrong with the system.

The Social Security disability fund is going belly up in 2016.

I've never said anything about privatizing Social Security.