Ron Wyden

I am really a privacy hawk as it relates to protecting people's personal data.

Do you pledge this morning that you will run the Social Security Administration in a nonpartisan way?

I believe something like privatization should be left for the Treasury Department and for the legislative branch.

On my watch, we are not going to lose these critical opportunities for serving our constituents.

There is nothing more important than the personal contact in these 1,200-plus offices spread throughout our Nation.

There was a line of people that stretched around the building.

For my part, Mr. Saul, if confirmed this year, I will support taking up the second nomination without delay in the next Congress.

I am going to go to the mat to prevent harmful attacks on Social Security.

Cuts to Social Security are the exact opposite of what is needed now.

We can't expect world-class service when the Congress provides a third-class budget.

It is absolutely essential that the Federal Government wring value out of every last dollar that goes into Social Security.

Congress has a critical role to play in the solution to the multiemployer funding crisis.

The longer that I have been involved in these whistleblower issues, the more I am convinced that there are kind of two areas.

I think that whistleblower programs are incredibly important to Inspectors General.

I think the IG is not just there to look at fraud after the fact and find it once it has already happened.

I sent a letter to the agency urging them to consider universal second factor, a form of MA that is really resistant to all phishing.

I am over my time on this round. I have three additional questions.

I think there are ways to manipulate numbers to get a metric goal reached that may not be valid.

I think it is important to look at how customer service is measured.

Ten thousand Americans are turning 65 every day, and that is going to be the case for years and years to come.

If we can find a place for a bipartisan bill, we want to take it up as soon as we possibly can.

Do you believe unions and collective bargaining are good principles for American workers?

As far as retirement security goes, there is nothing better. I will stand by that.

Do you believe that employers should be encouraged to sponsor defined benefit pension plans?

Do you believe that defined benefit pensions are good for workers?