David Cicilline actually said...

Instead of jeopardizing the retirement security of millions of Americans through privatization, we must ensure that the wealthiest among us ...

We cannot and we must not balance the budget on the backs of our most vulnerable; we must instead build up the budget and reduce the deficit...

In the forum I proposed an analogous statement 'I plan to start my diet by eating cake and ice cream' to illustrate the hypocrisy.

Extending all of the Bush-era tax cuts, especially those for the wealthiest Americans, for two years is not the best way to begin addressing...