Rich Neal: “I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Judy Chu), a very well-regarded gentlewoman and a…”

Cutting Social Security doesn't solve the problem. It exacerbates it.

Today, the treasury secretary said the quiet part out loud: Republicans' ultimate goal is to privatize Social Security, and there isn't a backdoor they won't try to make Wall Street's dream a reality.

The choice is yours. If you got a better idea, put it out there.

The public doesn't oftentimes get to see this part of Congress where Republicans and Democrats come together to honor a true friend on days on which we agreed and disagreed, but I think Jan Schakowsky summed up the earnestness of our pal…