Jim McDermott actually said...

if we lower the tax rate to 25 percent, will you stop laying off people in the United States?

McDermott questions if a tax cut would prevent job layoffs.

06/01/2011

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Every generation has been subjected to that since I've been in Congress; it is not going to be here by the year X.

The latest trustees report projects two initial years of solvency to 2026, and that is pretty healthy by historical standards.

If we do nothing, you are saying if we do nothing but what is here in the law.

The long-term 75-year deficit has also improved, dropping from 3.88 percent in 2099 to 1.11 percent in 2013, that is a 72 percent decline.