Social Security has been a major triumph of American policy.

It's done wonders for high-income folks in America, which is terrific until you have a Social Security problem, and paying a fair share from the most successful and privileged Americans, and then becomes an obvious place to bring the…

Social Security is the bedrock of retirement security, and the nation's most effective anti-poverty program.

Social Security is the bedrock of retirement security, and the nation's most effective anti-poverty program.

my Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act would fix that by requiring contributions to Social Security on wages above $400,000.00.

Social Security has been a major triumph of American policy.

you cannot have a serious conversation about our nation's fiscal situation if you only focus on non-defense, discretionary spending.

the only ways to ensure Social Security remains solvent is to either raise revenue, or cut benefits

I've spent enough time in the Senate to think that freewheeling chat among Senators is rarely productive.

Climate change is real. It is costing lives. It is costing jobs. It is costing money out of the pockets of working people. It is man-made. It must be reversed. And in order to do that, we need to phase out of coal.

The data is clear. It is not even complicated.

So income inequality has a pernicious effect on Social Security solvency unless we take steps to address both income inequality and Social Security solvency, which I contend my bill would do.

These reforms raise enough revenue to make Social Security solvent indefinitely.

Social Security is the bedrock of retirement security, and the nation's most effective anti-poverty program.

Those making more than $400,000.00 in investment income would contribute just like those who are earning wages.

These are the two competing visions. In one, we increase inequality and do less to make America a good place to work and retire.

The answer is clear: We have to build out clean, renewable energy that will reduce emissions.

I think that would be the logical next step.