Kent Conrad: “I believe it is essential that we begin the difficult work of putting our budget back on a sound long-term fiscal…”

The one thing I know for sure is that what is happening now is not working.

Social Security's financial challenge affects nearly our entire society, and the solutions will require a broad-based approach.

We did a whole series of things in our Social Security reform not to discourage people from working, but to encourage them to continue working if they are able to do so.

I do, and I made that argument to the commission, and others on the commission made some of the points that you are making now.