10/17/2007
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"I have pledged that I will work to develop a bipartisan consensus to strengthen Social Security."
"Today, young workers who pay into Social Security might as well be saving their money in their mattresses."
"Bold action and serious decisions are necessary, and we in our time must rededicate ourselves to the great ideal Roosevelt defined 67 years ago: greater freedom and greater security for the average ma..."
"When it makes its report, the Congress and I will face some serious decisions, but we must be inspired by the example of the founder of Social Security, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt."