"Social Security is strong and it continues to be critically important to the American public."
"Social Security is not now and never will be broke."
"Social Security has never failed to pay benefits in full and on time."
"Social Security has never added one dime to the debt or the deficit."
"if Congress continues to shortchange Social Security's ability to do its work, whether in fraud detection or in basic service."
"to do your good work, to hire the quality people, you need the resources?"
"the last thing we want to see is that the money that people contribute to Social Security into the trust fund is used for the wrong reasons, whether because of fraud, or waste or abuse."
"Social Security must work continuously to prove to all those people in America who paid into it, over the years, that their benefits will be there."
"I think, especially for someone who, like you, figured out a way to get himself/herself back into a position where you could be gainfully employed, I think, ultimately, that is what we want to do."
"SSDI is not SSI that some people hear about. SSI is Supplemental Security Income, which is an income for low-income Americans that you get, not because you worked and paid into it, but because you are..."
"I think what your testimony highlights to me is that this is one tough job to try to administer in terms of making sure it is being used for the right reasons."