Bob Kerrey: “I am joined by my esteemed colleagues Senator McCain and Senator Moynihan in introducing the Social Security Protection…”

“I am joined by my esteemed colleagues Senator McCain and Senator Moynihan in introducing the Social Security Protection, Preservation, and Reform Commission Act of 1990. I am honored to join these two distinguished colleagues in an effort to create a bipartisan and bicameral Congressional Commission to reform Social Security. I am pleased to join Senator McCain in a serious effort to provoke this body to move beyond demagoguery and toward action on the subject of Social Security reform. Senator McCain has had the unique benefit of spending the earlier part of this year talking to thousands of constituents from across America about their hopes and concerns during the course of his Presidential campaign. As Senator McCain has noted to me, a great majority of these people expressed particular concern for the future state of the Social Security program. Americans have intense feelings of patriotism where Social Security is concerned--and strongly support reworking and preserving this program for generations to come. My friend's commitment to an honest debate and a reform agenda has sparked the continued interest and attention of millions of Americans-- and his support of the Social Security reform cause makes the program's eventual reform all the more likely.”