Political Quotes

“Social Security is not only hard to solve, it is also hard to get before the Senate. So I apologize for the confusion. I understand the concern of my colleague from North Dakota. But having a bit of time to talk about Social Security I think is very appropriate. The budget resolution process is a roadmap to make sure we can understand what we are doing as the year progresses in terms of spending and taxes and what provisions to take up and when. I applaud both the Senator from North Dakota and the Senator from Oklahoma for working together to try to make this as painless on the body as possible. But this amendment, hopefully, can be accepted in some form, either voted on or accepted by the body. If you are going to have a roadmap for America this year or any other year, it is time we start putting Social Security on that roadmap. Social Security is a system that Democrats and Republicans embrace as being vital to the Nation. It is a system that working Americans pay into every year. Millions of Americans receive a substantial part, if not all, of their retirement income from Social Security, after years of paying into the system. This amendment is part of this roadmap for America that we are talking about.”