"I hope we can come together to ensure the long-term viability and integrity of these programs as we put our nation on a fiscally stable path."
"the surest way to destroy them."
"the fundamental missions of these programs--to ensure health and retirement security for all Americans--can be achieved, but only through honest leadership and real reform."
"The longer Congress waits, the more we kick the can, the worse the problems become."
"The longer Congress waits, the worse these problems become."
"According to the CIA, the United States ranks 42nd globally in income and equality, putting us in the same range as Uganda, Nicaragua, and Iran."
"Unfortunately, we now know these assertions to be untrue."
"Tax cuts for the wealthiest two percent of Americans were a bill of goods sold to us on the promise that they would create jobs, but even before the financial meltdown, they failed, at a cost of trill..."
"No matter how many times we say it, the Koch Brothers are not a small business, and I do not believe they need taxpayer dollars to fund union-busting campaigns in Wisconsin."
"Just showing political leadership buys us time."
"If we fail to act, we are inviting a debt crisis with potentially catastrophic consequences."