Kent Conrad: “There is really no alternative.”

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.

If we are going to make this whole system solvent, it is going to take everybody to give a little bit.

I think there is just a tremendous opportunity here, and I really applaud the two of you for doing this in a bipartisan way.

The new improvised system was not adequate.