I see the Senator has that chart that shows in the year 2006, which is 5 years into this 10-year forecast, we could have anywhere from a $50 billion deficit to over a $1 trillion surplus. That is the uncertainty of their forecast, according to them.
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I wish I could look you in the eye and say, you know, if we just had the will, we could reverse this, and we could go back to a time when defined benefit plans were on the increase. I do not think that is in the cards.
Social Security's financial challenge affects nearly our entire society, and the solutions will require a broad-based approach.
We admire that, and I can say on both sides of the aisle, people recognize the job he did as Budget Committee Chairman.
It takes guts to do that, and Chairman Arrington, you have certainly led the charge on having a commission.
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