Chris Sununu: “Tonight we are talking about the important issue of Social Security. Let us begin by recognizing together that this is…”

“Tonight we are talking about the important issue of Social Security. Let us begin by recognizing together that this is an important issue, one that deserves to be talked about with substance and in a direct and clear way. It is also an issue that we need to address with substantive legislation, because the one thing I think we can agree on is that not acting provides us with the greatest risk of all. If we look at what the Social Security actuaries have said, the President's bipartisan commission has said, and countless committees in Congress which have looked at this issue have said and recognize that if we don't act, we are faced with the stark choices of raising taxes or cutting benefits, which is not something any of us wish to do. We need to strengthen Social Security by improving the rate of return of investments made within the system, and strengthen Social Security by extending the solvency of the trust fund by, I believe, empowering individuals.”