The Bush recession has hit American families hard. From June 2007 to the beginning of 2009, it stripped Americans of a total of $19.4 trillion in household wealth.
There are some politicians who say, 'Continue, American worker, to pay those contributions in your taxes, have that deduction made, but whil...
Let me see if I can dissuade you that the Social Security program is broke.
American workers, through their tax contributions, through their paychecks, have contributed $13.9 trillion straight out of their pocket int...
Social Security is not broke. The trustees report for 2011 shows that Social Security is once again the reliable workhorse in our economy.
you don't have to steal the money out of the Social Security Trust Fund that Americans have contributed to take care of Social Security.
Well, then, if that is a statement, that the money isn't there, it is not that American workers didn't contribute it with their taxes; it me...
I think it's important that we not try to undermine programs that have helped a middle class family afford college for their child.
I hope you move aggressively on the issue of getting people who get paid a good chunk of money to help file returns for folks who are gettin...
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And you obviously need to have more of these hearings, Mr. Chairman. They are stimulating.
I think we all want to get to a point where we can get to some place where you all will come to us.