Political Quotes

“I thank Chairman Larson for his tireless leadership and work to safeguard Social Security for the benefit of this generation of retirees and those that are to come. He has worked hard for decades to try to bring this bill to the floor. I thank Speaker Pelosi, Chairman Richard Neal, and Congressman John Larson, chair of the subcommittee, for giving us the opportunity to bring to the American people what they want, and that is a strengthened retirement system under Social Security. For nearly a century, America has made a sacred promise: Those who work and labor throughout their lives will benefit by a retirement from the fruits of their labor. It is an earned benefit for pension. It is an insurance program that they pay into, as the gentleman has said. It is also a survivorship benefit for workers who die who have young children. It is a disability program for those who are harmed on the job. {time} 1445 Social Security is an earned benefit. Yeah, it is a promise, but people earn it. It assures a safe and secure retirement for tens of millions upon millions of Americans during their golden years, to those who become disabled, and, of course, their family, their children, in fact, if something unfortunate happens. But without the action of Chairman Larson, the Social Security promise is deeply at risk. Democrats want to strengthen Social Security. Republicans want to end it and cripple it.…”