I do object to what has occurred here, in terms of the way we are dealing with each other. When I worked to put together an indemnity plan, I went to Members on the other side and I consulted with everyone. On this matter, there was no consultation.
Addressing concerns about lack of consultation in legislative processes.
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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.
Social Security's financial challenge affects nearly our entire society, and the solutions will require a broad-based approach.
Things are changing very rapidly, and it presents us with a requirement to change how we envision retirement as well.
I have seen retired schoolteachers have to go back to work in their 70's after their husbands have died or their wives have died.
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