"What a great debt of gratitude that we owe to Sam Johnson."
"What I see in this group here, the people on this dais, is a group that is prepared to roll up their sleeves and get after a solution to a problem that we all know exists."
"They are tired of the rhetoric, they are tired of people going to their separate corners and digging in and not getting anything done. That simply cannot stand anymore."
"We have a responsibility to act and strengthen the program. Not to act, to do nothing is not an alternative here."
"Social Security is not an entitlement. It is the insurance that people have paid for."
"Nobody's getting rich off of Social Security. They are using these benefits to pay for essentials."
"If we were to let the 25 percent reduction happen in 2034... it could cost the economy about 2.3 million jobs."
"Our seniors are not a burden. They have been an inspiration."
"Without Social Security, the senior poverty rate would be nearly 40 percent, but because of Social Security, the senior poverty rate is less than 10 percent."
"We do this so all Americans will have the peace of mind knowing they can count on Social Security."
"It was no different than it is today, except Ronald Reagan was adamantly opposed to advancing Social Security."
"President Trump, to his credit, has already made that statement."