Kent Conrad: “I hope is not waiting around for the health care bill, which has a lot of important building blocks in it, to pass.”

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

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

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

This Retirement Security Plan structure that we have suggested I think would go a long way toward dealing with these issues.