"No one is saying don't feed your children. Come on."
"These benefits may be modest, but they are vital to the 63 million people who rely on them."
"It can be done if we put our minds to it. If we don't, then we are going to have a real catastrophe here."
"We are going to have specific hearings on that alone, and as you are probably aware, both Mr. Brady and Mr. Neal have introduced legislation with respect to that."
"So I would just say, respectfully and particularly in deference to the Chairman's bill on Social Security 2021, let's look at getting a greater return for our government spending."
"House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT), announced today that the Subcommittee is beginning a hearing series on 'Protecting and Improving Social Security.'"
"It is long overdue."
"Social Security is the greatest domestic policy achievement of the 20th century."
"Talking about ways in which we can ensure that those making over $400,000 a year pay more into the system is a legitimate avenue to explore."
"And since the last time Social Security was fixed in 1982 or 1983, I think, when Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neill got together--and what they did was a mix of tax increases and benefit cuts, basically."
"So in the end, what we are going to end up having to do is something similar to what they did, and everything is going to have to be on the table, and everything is going to have to be included if we ..."
"I do think this has been informative."