I agree that we need to change in order to win elections, and we have to rebuild our party, and we have to reconnect to the most important place in America and that is the kitchen table of every American family.

I certainly can’t tell anybody who to vote for, but I can tell you that the proposals that are coming from Donald Trump would quickly deplete Social Security, and we wouldn’t be able to pass it on to our kids as our grandparents passed it…

more Americans die today awaiting their initial disability determination than ever before in the history of that program

It is not what we promised our families, and I am really glad that we have the opportunity today to talk about what is required to deliver this promise to our constituents.

Social Security is the greatest act of compassion and caring for one another that any freedom-loving people have ever put into place for one another.

the House cut of a half a billion dollars would be devastating to customer service at Social Security

the House cut of a half a billion dollars would be devastating to customer service at Social Security

It would still have 1,000 net losses in overall staff at SSA, but not as bad as the 3,400 that I would say would be--I do not want to call it catastrophic. It would be devastating if the House mark were to go through.

It is not what we promised our families, and I am really glad that we have the opportunity today to talk about what is required to deliver this promise to our constituents.

It would still have 1,000 net losses in overall staff at SSA, but not as bad as the 3,400 that I would say would be--I do not want to call it catastrophic. It would be devastating if the House mark were to go through.

I want to thank you so much for holding this critically important hearing

Social Security is the greatest act of compassion and caring for one another that any freedom-loving people have ever put into place for one another.