Kent Conrad: “I do not believe it has ever been more clear that our Nation's economic and national security are directly linked to our…”

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 urge you to vote for the confirmation of Dave Turk. I urge you to do it quickly.

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