We have a quarter century to shore up Social Security.
It would be disingenuous for me to promote my legislation using the deceitful claim Social Security is broken or faces an imminent crisis.
No matter how many times you say Social Security is broke, the reality is that Social Security's independent revenue stream and its Trust Fu...
Raising the retirement age would mean an immediate benefit cut for men and women of America.
I suspect a lot of these teachers are wondering why are they paying for the sins that were done by others?
Social Security, as you can see from this chart, has never contributed one dime to the national debt or any of our deficits.
It is our responsibility to ensure that children who come from disadvantaged families have the same opportunities as their peers.
We have a responsibility to provide Americans with the skills and opportunities they need to be successful in the global marketplace.
Nothing is more crucial to our nation's long-term future than an educated citizenry.
I understand that small business is the backbone of our economy.
Reducing benefits would not reduce the deficit but would greatly harm our seniors in my district more than any in Massachusetts.
Cutting education priorities is the wrong move at the wrong time.
The Federal Government has an obligation, a sacred responsibility to prepare our children for a competitive global economy.
An overwhelming majority of my constituents do not want this Congress to cut Federal initiatives that serve them.
America pays its bills. Extending the debt limit is not about incurring new obligations; it is about honoring past obligations.
The proposal that we are dealing with in Congress right now has two problems with it. Number one, it will fail.
We should not use the debt limit ceiling as a hostage.
We are starting down a road of playing Russian roulette with the American economy.
