Scott Peters: “You can't spin the economy. Every person knows how the economy is doing because they are living it every day.”

We need to make improvements, and right now, we have community-based organizations that are trying to pick up the slack.

If you wanted to cut Social Security, what you would do is do nothing.

I think we recognize Social Security has been the most important anti-poverty program.

Clearly, the stakes are high for our environment and our health.