On the public record
Every politician on the site, every statement on file. Search, filter, and read the public record.
13,200+·quotes on file
I think it is important for us to go back, you know, because we take for granted that technology--you know, I can look on my video device and watch Swamp People episodes on this video device and yet the laws that we have on the books today…
should we continue the payroll tax holiday or should we restore the full stream of revenue to Social Security?
If we get a solution this time, there are going to be political consequences as well.
We consciously in Congress said we do not want to undermine Social Security, we want to help the economy...
I want to thank both of you for being here today. I think we have had a positive discussion. We do need to fix Social Security and we intend to do it.
Never has Social Security run a deficit and never can it until we in Congress change the law.
This year's Trustee Report contains troubling but not unexpected projections about Social Security's finances, and once again emphasizes that Congress needs to act to ensure long term solvency of this important program.
Your point is absolutely well taken. That is the kind of parsing that I think we have to discuss.
It is not your personal money any more. About $0.45 out of every $1.00 of public debt is held by foreign governments, mostly China.
Social Security is in trouble, but just as in 1983, I believe our nation has the will to again save Social Security.
Americans have long known that without change, Social Security will be unable to keep its promises to the hard-working taxpayers who pay into the system.
No need to act. Things are not fine with Social Security.
Can you tell me why you think tax increases are no answer for fixing Social Security?
Our trade policy in this is a critical part, a component, of our foreign policy.
So clearly building a trade relationship with Russia would help us work with them to alleviate those concerns.
My home State of Louisiana has a real stake in this. We are a State that depends very heavily on trade and exports.
Clearly, granting PNTR at this point to Russia does not give us leverage.
But I firmly believe that a vibrant, growing trade relationship with Russia based on rule of law with real enforcement mechanisms and the connectivity that is going to grow as a result of that will help us create and build leverage as we…