Kent Conrad: “The regular order is now to go to Senator Nelson, is that correct? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The regular order is the…”

We all know that Social Security is going to have to be dealt with, or we are going to face by 2034 at the latest--many of us believe it will be earlier than that---an across-the-board 23-percent cut.

I think there is just a tremendous opportunity here, and I really applaud the two of you for doing this in a bipartisan way.

The consequence of failure has to be made clear.

The surviving spouse provisions are especially important with regard to offsetting some of the unfairness that exists elsewhere.