Political Quotes

“I point out, the Social Security Administration doesn't like the Social Security card being used for identification purposes. I know people do it, but it makes them nervous. Obviously, there are a lot of problems with it. I gather my colleague from Arizona, before coming over to the floor, was engaged in a hearing dealing with the issue of stolen Social Security numbers, the problem of 9-11 where people actually voted in the last election who, I am told, at least in some cases may have been terrorists themselves who were using Social Security identification numbers. There are real problems with this. We have tried to solicit from the Social Security Administration why they have, beyond what I have expressed, reservations about the use of the Social Security identification. I can understand from the secretary of state's standpoint why this identifier is attractive. It is there. It is one that is easily used. It is national in scope. But there are concerns about it.”