We can figure out a way, as Senator Cardin said, and I think very eloquently, to make sure that the safety net is in place for her and address program integrity, and we can do it in a bipartisan way.

One is what I have just traced out involving inquiry, research, and examination of what we can do to enhance the DI program and its finances and what we can agree upon. The other is to engage in divisive political rhetoric and demagogue…

Sadly, the Obama administration's approach to DI and Social Security in general has largely been to remain silent, even in the face of the impending DI trust fund exhaustion.

It is our responsibility to fully examine this system and work to improve it and its finances where we can.

I am really very appreciative of the fact that you have allowed us, once again, to do what Senator Hatch and I feel so strongly about, and that is have big debates about important issues, and do it in a thoughtful way where people express…

This is an important topic that deserves our immediate attention.

I wish our friends on the liberal side would find some ways of cutting out the unessential programs in government so that we can do a better job for you.

Well, I do not know anybody who wants to hurt anybody who has a legitimate disability claim, but we also have a $17 trillion, going on $18 trillion national debt.

My time is up.

No one wants that to happen, which is one reason why we are here today to begin responsibly looking at the DI program.

Most proposals to reform Social Security by raising payroll taxes would result in massive tax increases, particularly on middle-class Americans, negatively impacting job growth and harming middle-income families.

The easing of the eligibility criteria increased the importance of subjective evaluations in determining whether applicants qualified for benefits.

It is premature to agree on some payroll tax reallocation as a patch of convenience and to kick the can down the road yet again.

The effective corporate tax rate in the United States is 27.1 percent as compared to the rest of the OECD countries that have an unweighted average of 23.3 percent.

In obtaining the consent of the United States, it is necessary to get the consent of the U.S. Congress.

I think we are right to expect that the Treasury Department will aggressively represent American employers and their workers in the BEPS negotiations.

I think that is not only stupid, I think it is going to result in consequences that nobody wants.

The ultimate answer to this problem--and the only way to completely address the issue of inversions--is to reform our tax code.