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The notion that they can take the decision not to prosecute or not to remove and deport individuals who are here unlawfully and convert that into a lawful presence that gives entitlement to work authorization is beyond anything that this…
Madam Chair, before we close, could I introduce two documents into the record?
But what the President did is actually make it harder because he poisoned the well creating what is already a very controversial subject.
My problem with what the President did is that he did it the wrong way.
If these four words creates the unfettered discretion that the President and his Office of Legal Counsel claim, there is no intelligible principle whatsoever, no channeling of the discretion given to the Executive.
He has made it more difficult for Congress to move forward and for that I am truly sorry.
Seems to me in this hearing we are talking about this consumer right to know. I find it interesting, this is on an issue where everyone has acknowledged there is no health or safety risk here.
For an age 62 couple, there are over 100 million combinations of months for each of the two spouses to take retirement benefits, spousal benefits, and decide whether or not to file and suspend one's retirement benefits.
This is an extremely interesting panel to me. Each of you has helped us to maybe understand this a little bit better.
Unfortunately, to date, the President has been largely silent regarding Social Security.
Given that reality, we have a choice. Either we responsibly work to modernize benefits while also addressing Social Security's financial challenges, or we can kick the can down the road and place the burden on future generations.
There is a disproportionate number of women receiving Social Security benefits who live in poverty.
I want to thank you again for holding today's very important hearing.
The Congressional Budget Office says that, given existing benefit promises, we would have to raise payroll taxes by more than 25 percent to put Social Security in financial balance over the next 75 years.
That would clearly mean significant increases in taxes on lower-wage earners as well as the middle class.
If we are going to get anything done, it will require that the President engage.
I believe there is room for modernizing Social Security to better address modern family situations, though any such effort must acknowledge that Social Security's promises, as currently structured, are unsustainable.