Kent Conrad: “Well, I think that is incredibly important testimony that you are giving us here today.”

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

I wish I could look you in the eye and say, you know, if we just had the will, we could reverse this, and we could go back to a time when defined benefit plans were on the increase. I do not think that is in the cards.

The one thing I know for sure is that what is happening now is not working.

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