I think when history looks back at this particular moment, our kids and our grandchildren and our great grandchildren are going to ask us where we were.

It would be much larger than it is right now because more people would be paying into it.

That is a very important question, and let me answer it in several ways. First thought: let's be clear, we have some colleagues in the House and Senate who believe not just that you should privatize Social Security, not just that you…

That is right. I think the point has to be made--and I see Senator Durbin on the floor as well, and he has made this point-- that we can argue about how we go forward on Social Security, but we should be clear: Social Security hasn't…

Mr. President, I also agree we should not invade Canada. I live right near there. It would be terrible. What we are hearing and what we have heard now for a number of months is a discussion about deficit reduction, about how we proceed and…

I would say that most estimates suggest that. If you look at both Iraq and Afghanistan, it may be three times that number.

I want to thank my colleague Senator Harkin not only for his fight for seniors and disabled vets on this issue but for his long career in fighting for those people who often do not have a voice here in Washington. The time has come for the…

I would say the Senator makes a very good point. And I often point out to my Republican friends that I think you are looking at yourself and me as some of the major deficit hawks. Our friends today who want to cut Social Security in the…

Drought is one of the manifestations that we are seeing in terms of climate change.

I look forward to working with you and Senator Murkowski on addressing it.

Why were we not moving aggressively to prevent the problems that exist today and that we know only are going to get worse in the future?

Representative Markey and I will be reintroducing legislation to implement the reforms that were recommended by the independent BP Commission, and it is well past time that Congress act on that.

The only response Congress has taken to the BP oil spill has been to pass the RESTORE Act to ensure that 80 percent of the Clean Water Act fines and penalties will be sent to the Gulf Coast.

The heads of these companies should appear before this Committee to answer questions for the American people.

The report card assessed or assigned a grade to us and it gave Congress a D+, barely passing. That is something we should be ashamed of.

That is why this week I will be reintroducing the Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act, legislation that would remove the cap on oil spill liability and protect taxpayers from being stuck with the bill.

We owe it to the families, we owe it to the workers, we owe it to the taxpayers and everyone in this country.

I think you will find out that in T&I we have an interest, and we can usually agree that we truly want to get the problems fixed.