Bob Menendez: “I heard a Republican colleague earlier defend the Republican bill by saying, ``in this case, less is more.'' Only in…”

“I heard a Republican colleague earlier defend the Republican bill by saying, ``in this case, less is more.'' Only in Washington would someone say ``less is more'' with a straight face, that less protection is more security. But I am glad that at least we have one Republican on the record who admits that their bill in fact does less. It does less to protect Social Security, it does less to protect our seniors, and it puts aside less of the surplus. Less in this case is not more. The Democratic bill saves 100 percent of the budget surplus for Social Security, because seniors put 100 percent into their contributions over years and years of work. They did not put 90 percent in, they did not put 95 percent in, they put 100 percent in. That is what we should protect, not a penny less. Republicans should be ashamed to come down here to the floor and convince seniors that less is more. Our seniors know that less is not more, that less protection is not more security. They know who is on their side. They know it is the Democratic plan. Let us pass the Rangel substitute.”