Kent Conrad: “Let us move on that issue right now while the iron is hot and while we can get things done.”

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

I am eager to hear from our panelists to get a better sense of all the options they considered and how they reached consensus on the final report.

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

That I like to call the 'Conrad provision.'