Harry Reid: “I would say, one of the misunderstandings also has been that we, those of us who supported the exemption of Social…”

“I would say, one of the misunderstandings also has been that we, those of us who supported the exemption of Social Security from the balanced budget amendment, there is a misapprehension that we did not want Social Security ever touched again. I ask my friend from North Dakota, was it not our intention clearly--we made statements in the Chamber and to the press--that Social Security should rise or fall on its own merits; if we had to tinker with it on the edges to make sure that it was actuarially sound, we could do this, did we not?”