"You stated that it was difficult to completely eliminate the Federal use of Social Security numbers without a governmentwide, coordinated effort and dedicated--you said--dedicated funding."
"At the time we had this dialogue, it was quite clear that Social Security, quote-unquote, 'did not have the funding to do this.'"
"The new identifiers will be the same number as the past?"
"This tax reform that is put before us is phony and hypocritical, worse. It sends the wrong message to the poor."
"If the Ryan-Brady plan becomes the law, what will your effective tax rate be?"
"I am not trying to minimize fraud. What I am tying to do is--are we doing what we are supposed to be doing to help you do your job, because we do not know the massiveness of the fraud."
"the integrity of Social Security, that program, is crucial."
"We need to continue to push to ensure that the Social Security program is strengthened for years to come."
"The American people on the right path, I'm just a conduit here to get the information out to the American people. They deserve to know this, they deserve to know if their President is dealing in the f..."
"All I'm trying to do in the Congress what the President couldn't do for himself, and that is give us his tax returns."
"We need to take a very extended look at this, and I would trust your judgment as to the conclusion."