Kent Conrad: “I believe we were perilously close to that.”

We admire that, and I can say on both sides of the aisle, people recognize the job he did as Budget Committee Chairman.

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.

Millions of Americans are financially unprepared for their retirement.

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