Under this legislation, 93.6 percent of households would not see their taxes go up by one penny.

people are not getting the kind of help and responses from the Social Security Administration that they need.

I rise today in strong support of the PACT legislation that we are now considering. As a former chair and longtime member of the Senate Veterans' Committee, one of my highest priorities is to make certain that every veteran in this…

If you ask the American people, 'Should we cut Social Security benefits, raise the retirement age?' there is a very loud, 'No.'

Expanding Social Security is the answer.

I think we must expand Social Security so that every American can retire with dignity, the dignity that they have earned through their years and years of hard work.

I think to a larger degree, Congress is beholden to powerful special interests and not the needs of ordinary Americans.

As every Trustees Report makes clear, whether to expand benefits or cut them is a matter of values, not affordability.

This legislation will fully fund Social Security for the next 75 years and expand benefits for senior citizens and people with disabilities.

Social Security today is not on the line to go broke.

there is, in fact, a strong philosophical difference between many of us in the Democratic caucus and many in the Republican caucus, as to the best way forward with regard to Social Security.

The time to expand Social Security is now.

We need to ensure that the wealthy pay their fair share.

You cannot overstate how bad that effect would be on the American people.

I think it makes sense to lift that tax cap.

It is not like a benefit cut.

We spend twice as much per capita as any other country.

What is more important is when we start listening to the American people and do what they want, not listen to powerful special interests.