Ron Wyden actually said...

"It would cost the Federal Government more money."

"That is one reason that I and others have proposed reforming Social Security to include a flat, universal benefit set at the poverty level that would go to all retirees regardless of income or labor f..."

"Lately, however, I have become concerned that there is a political strategy by some in Congress to turn pension policy into just another partisan battleground."

"The American taxpayer delivers $140 billion each year to subsidize retirement accounts, but still millions of Americans nearing retirement have little or nothing saved."