I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on June 27, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Nominations.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on veterans' affairs
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We all know that Social Security is going to have to be dealt with, or we are going to face by 2034 at the latest--many of us believe it will be earlier than that---an across-the-board 23-percent cut.
We ought to reestablish this benefit for survivors and those affected by disability.
We tried to include some of these ideas in our Social Security reform package, to actually provide incentives in the system for people to continue to work.
If we are going to have tax-advantaged vehicles to encourage people to save for retirement, then the savings ought to be for retirement.
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