Political Quotes

“I wanted to indicate my personal thanks to him--as well as my colleagues whom I know share this gratitude--for his willingness to come to the floor and articulate in such a precise way and an understandable way what the challenge is to this whole question of Social Security and privatization of Social Security; and the fact the Senator has been willing to put the time in to really make it clear what is at stake for people, I am very grateful. I thank him on behalf of the people of Michigan for doing that. I wanted to ask one question before the Senator left. I know one of the things we talked about before is that Social Security is not just retirement. It is also a disability policy. If you are a worker and become disabled, your family is able to receive assistance, as a disability policy. If you, unfortunately, lose your life on the job, it is a life insurance policy. Isn't it also true that we really have three parts to that system? I know the Senator from New Jersey spoke to that as well. This is not only a question of retirement, but it is a question of a security system--disability, life insurance, and retirement. That is why it is so critical that it remain in place.”