Dick Durbin actually said...

"I know we can do it. I absolutely know it. What we need to have is a commitment from Speaker Boehner that whatever we come up with will be considered on a bipartisan basis in the House."

"If we get a bipartisanship commitment from both Speaker Boehner and from the Senate side, I know we can come to an agreement with the president."

"We can find this. I do think there's a reasonable way for us to reduce the spending there without compromising the integrity of the program."

"Social Security doesn't add one penny to the deficit."