Kent Conrad: “Now is a good time to address the entitlement issues, which is critical.”

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

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

The bottom 20 percent of earners get a 35-percent increase over what is scheduled, a more than 60-percent increase over what is payable.

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.