"So by the way, I think a point we should make, Mr. Chairman, is that Social Security has money to pay for its administration."
"Let's remember, the number of people that have been paying into and are now beginning to collect their benefits because they paid into it is not shrinking, it is growing."
"Social Security currently has about a $2.7 trillion surplus."
"To cut benefits, to discuss a budget deficit caused by unpaid for wars or tax cuts that went to very wealthy folks, that is just putting it on the backs of seniors."
"I just said today using Social Security funds to pay for deficits that it did not cause is the problem."
"We all say we want to preserve Social Security. This is about making sure for our kids and our grandkids, it is working as well as it has worked for our parents and grandparents."
"I think I would be on very safe ground to say anyone who says Social Security is broke or bankrupt is lying because the facts show just the opposite."
"Any time someone says to you Social Security is broke or bankrupt or causing our deficit, I will say emphatically here that is contrary to the evidence."
"I am glad you clarified, once again, that some of these provisions in your package are part of a previous negotiation with Republicans, Speaker Boehner in particular, to try to resolve our fiscal issu..."
"My understanding is that by going to the chained CPI, you would end up cutting benefits earned by seniors who paid into the Social Security system, you would cut benefits earned by veterans for their ..."
"The person who makes $450,000 in income will see a very small hit from the change to a chained CPI when it comes to what they pay in taxes, whereas the person earning $53,000, the middle of America, w..."