It is going to take bold strokes to deal with this challenge. It is going to take big ideas and it is going to take political courage.
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Conrad calls for significant action and courage to tackle the debt issue.
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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.
I would say personally I would not go to a company advising me on wealth management that did not have it because I think whoever is advising me ought to have as their highest responsibility to be giving me advice that is in my interest.
We had literally hundreds of people and groups come before this commission. We listened intently for all sides on how we could fix these challenges.





