Political Quotes

“If we go to war, lives of Americans will be lost. Innocent people will die. War should be the last decision we make, the last option we take. Thank goodness, we now have movement through the United Nations. I am asking that the President and the White House, now that progress is being made, spend some small portion of their time focusing on the economic issues the Senator from Nevada raises. I have talked about health care security, income security, pension security. I will add a fourth one--Social Security. We realize the President's tax package of last year is going to take $2 trillion out of the Social Security trust fund over the next 10 years--$2 trillion--with no promise to repay any of it at a time when the baby boomers, by the millions, will start arriving and asking for Social Security. Social Security is our contract with America--our real contract--the one that comes from the heart. Is it too much to ask this administration to give us an hour a week to focus on Social Security and its future, and Medicare, talk about the reimbursement for health care for senior citizens and hospitals and providers across America? These are real issues.”