I encourage all of us to actually act now, rather than waiting.

So is that basic structure that he accurately described, is that a flaw or is that a future?

If Republicans want to come up with a proposal that restores solvency while avoiding benefit cuts, as the standing ovation at the State of the Union promised, Democrats are all ears.

Is it smarter for us to fix that now and have 11 years in which we boost the Trust Fund?

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that my interns be granted floor privileges for their shadow days as follows: Mabel Knapick for September 18, 2024; Amelia Nason for September 25, 2024; Sophia Spry for November 14, 2024; Sophie…

Is it smarter for us to fix that now and have 11 years in which we boost the Trust Fund?

We want to derail this ill-advised House proposal to not make things worse.

I just want to make it clear that my door is open.

I said everybody has got to pay their fair share. No special exemptions for billionaires.

the question for the Congress and for the Senate is do we want to take the steps that the Chairman outlined

The American people do not want to see that happen to the Social Security guarantee.

I just want to make it clear that my door is open.

I said everybody has got to pay their fair share. No special exemptions for billionaires.

That is unacceptable that we would be in that position.

We Democrats know that the ultra-wealthy are avoiding nearly $2 trillion in taxes every ten years.

I encourage all of us to actually act now, rather than waiting.

it would make it harder to do the bipartisan work on overpayments that we talked about in the Finance Committee.

it would make it harder to do the bipartisan work on overpayments that we talked about in the Finance Committee.