Theodore Deutch actually said...

"Mr. Chairman, I urge you to keep Social Security benefits off the table in this budget debate, because that is exactly where they belong."

"No matter how many times that you say Social Security is broken, the reality is that Social Security's independent revenue stream and its trust fund's investments maintain the program's solvency until..."

"Aren't there instances where we ought to have enough, enough faith in the Federal Government that they, just like CDT, could get it right?"

"I think this hearing was incredibly helpful in starting to flesh out some of the tough issues that we need to grapple with."