Pete Stark: “The truth is, that Bush just likes to blow things up: in Iraq, in the United States and in Congress.”

I strongly oppose these budget cuts which are kind of like the cable company starting to bill you for a service while you are at home waiting for them to show up and connect it.

Social Security has been there for Americans for 77 years. I hope we can continue to work to make it strong for another 77 years.

I am concerned about the proposals or any proposals that would shift costs to beneficiaries. Doing so I think would devastate them.

The home health copayment, for instance, I think is largely ascribed to be used by old, sick, poor widows, and raising the price that they have to pay is just one more Republican effort to deny equal rights to women.