"Let's remind everyone that workers earn their Social Security disability protection."
"I believe it is time for us, given this whole discussion of looking at how we invest, through taxpayer dollars, try to look at how we could make this charitable deduction work best for those of you wh..."
"The charitable deduction and the rules governing tax exemption are in need of critical examination."
"It is not easy to qualify for Social Security disability benefits."
"we have to remember that this is a population that has a disability severe enough that in many cases, as I think Miss Ford mentioned, many of them die within a few years of applying for the benefit."
"The DI shortfall, by the way, is not a surprise."
"Severely disabled American workers have earned the right to receive disability benefits and they rely on them."
"how do we make the Social Security Administration, working with this Disability Insurance Program, be as effective as possible partnering with the business community"
"But our number-one goal should be to make sure that every single American receives the Social Security benefits that he or she earned on time and in full."
"Well, that is probably one of the most important things that can come out of this hearing, is an assurance that, one way or the other, as we move forward on this transition, that no American is going ..."
"We should try to go backward because the reality is it is not just about trying to help 33 million Americans."