We have to signal seriousness in this by making sure some of the hard decisions that are made under our watch today, that they are not someone else's in the future.

The President's proposal would align the solvency dates of the retirement and disability program to 2033; is that correct?

I don't know if we can ever figure out how to solve the shortfall, but you all are here to help.

I do not think the way we fix that is cutting the Social Security Administration by 5,000 people when the work load is going up.

This is an important time for the Disability Insurance Program, and I am committed to making sure the benefits millions of Americans and their families count on are there for them, while also making the program work better.

I do not want my kids to be facing a 25 percent reduction.

So the President's plan basically doubles the retirement program's shortfall in order to give disability more money. Is that correct?

So if I have this right, over the next five years, the President wants to take 330 billion from the retirement program that's going broke and give it to the disability program, which will be broke next year if we don't do anything.

Maybe we could declare National Fix Social Security Day.

Why would we have a Disability Trust Fund that says, 'Do you know what? If you go back to work, you are going to lose your benefit.' Why? We can do better than that.

We cannot keep kicking the can down the road. The American people want, need and deserve a solution.