"that is total BS."
"it is unconscionable to think about the fact that they ought to pay their fair share."
"Social Security actually doesn't contribute a penny to the national debt."
"Social Security is the most successful anti-poverty program in our country."
"If we provided pathways to citizenship for people like Dreamers... I think our Social Security trust fund would be in better shape."
"I think if we could balance that out to make it a little bit fairer for everybody, we would find some revenue to extend the livelihood of the Social Security trust fund."
"When you work hard, you play by the rules, you ought to be able to retire with dignity."
"Democrats on this committee are focused on delivering on that promise."
"We do know that the Republican Study Committee... recently released their budget plan for 2025."
"For the Michiganders, the seniors that I represent barely getting by on their Social Security check, the answer to the long-term solvency of Social Security is not to increase the retirement age, not ..."
"we have to do it in a way that recognizes the original intent of Social Security, an insurance program to give Americans, after a lifetime of service and contribution to their communities and their Na..."
"It is our generation who is benefiting from Social Security that needs to make sure that the next generations have the same benefits that we have."