Ben Cardin actually said...

"This is one of a series of hearings that we have held in regards to the Rebalance to Asia."

"I would just point out that annuities are one form of lifetime income. There are other ways of doing lifetime income in addition to just private annuities."

"It is critically important that we not only preserve, but strengthen Social Security."

"I am all for having different types of savings incentives for college, for medical emergencies, but retirement is retirement, and I think we should have an easier way to protect retirement income for ..."