Kent Conrad: “The one thing I know for sure is that what is happening now is not working.”

Can I just respond quickly, Mr. Chairman, and say when Simpson-Bowles went down, a group of six of us in the Senate, three Democrats, three Republicans, were asked by leadership to see if we couldn't come up with a way forward to adopt the…

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

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

the new improvised system was not adequate.