Kent Conrad: “I do not think you could make a better choice than Jack Lew.”

It was incredibly important that we not only made Social Security solvent, but we lifted the bottom 20 percent dramatically.

If we are going to make this whole system solvent, it is going to take everybody to give a little bit.

We owe it to these men and women to strengthen our retirement system.

We ought to reestablish this benefit for survivors and those affected by disability.