Kent Conrad: “I did not support the tax deal at the end of last year. That was a big number in the wrong direction.”

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

It takes guts to do that, and Chairman Arrington, you have certainly led the charge on having a commission.

I thought he was an outstanding Committee Chairman, and my former intern has succeeded him in his Congressional seat.

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.