Benjamin Harris

If confirmed, I will listen to you and work with you to make real progress for every American.

But, by adding $1.9 trillion to the national debt, the tax law gives Republicans their latest justification to target Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

The reality is that the Republican tax bill is doing exactly what virtually all mainstream economists and Democrats said it would do.

At best, the Republican tax bill was a massive missed opportunity, squandering $1.9 trillion on tax breaks for those who don't need them at a time our Nation can least afford it.

Social Security, in my opinion, is undoubtedly the bedrock of the U.S. retirement system.