Political Quotes

“I am honored to be on this floor and to hear the eloquence of Jim Clyburn talking about a legend in Senator Fritz Hollings. Mr. Speaker, it gives us pause this evening, and I am honored to be joined by the gentleman from Pennsylvania, a young man who has served his Nation with dignity as well, as we talk about something equally important and near and dear to Fritz Hollings' heart as it is to all America: Social Security. We have introduced a bill. On Wednesday at 2 o'clock we will be having our fourth hearing on the subject matter of Social Security. We are honored to see that that is going forward, because there haven't been hearings for some time on the matter of expanding Social Security. Under the leadership of Nancy Pelosi and now Rich Neal on the Ways and Means Committee and a return to regular order, we are focusing on the needs of the American people, and nothing is more important than Social Security. Let me start by underscoring something that should be intuitively obvious to everyone, but oftentimes is overlooked: Social Security is not an entitlement. Social Security is the insurance that people have paid for. How do we know this? We know it simply because you only have to look as far as your pay stub, whether it is weekly, biweekly, or monthly, under the definition of FICA. FICA stands for the Federal Insurance Contributions Act. Whose? Yours. Citizens all across this Nation understand that they have contributed to this program.…”