Political Quotes

“Well, first of all, thank you very much. I deeply appreciate your efforts, Mr. Davis. And I love the story about your father, because that just demonstrates the dignity and the worth of a lifetime of work. But, still, he wanted to pay, he wanted to continue to contribute, because he knew how important it was. And it wasn't any handout. He worked for it all of his life. He contributed into it. Now we are faced with a decision in Congress on our watch, not sometime down in the future, but now. For you up there listening in the audience, as we speak, this year, Social Security will start paying out more money than it is taking in. It hasn't been adjusted in 37 years. There is nothing that you can leave untouched that requires actuarial attention--and, specifically, the attention of Congress--that, left untouched, will continue to flourish. And yet Social Security has never missed a payment, not for disability, not for spousal or dependent coverage, and not for a pension. It is America's insurance plan. It is our number one antipoverty program as well. That is why I am so grateful that Danny and others have pointed this out as a civil rights issue, as well, because of the way, for so long, people of color, especially Black males, have been discriminated against.…”