Spencer Bachus: “We could actually raise the retirement age for Social Security in the future by 2 months and save more money than this…”

The program also can deny legitimate merchants access to financial networks they need to survive.

I think maybe listening to everyone on the panel, I think, and most of the Members on the dais, we all agree that our country, its citizens, and even our immigrants need comprehensive immigration reform.

Those left on the short end can often be the people who have the greatest difficulty in getting any credit at all.

However, my continued concern is that the program threatens to dry up legitimate sources of credit and financing.