#social security

This is my first term. I was told it was going to be an exciting term, and a lot of things would be done, and I cannot think about something more exciting than save Social Security. ↗

— Virginia Foxx

#cannot #done #exciting #first #going

According to the Social Security Administration, in 1945, 41.9 workers supported each individual retiree, while today only 3.3 workers support each retiree. This system cannot continue. ↗

— Larry Elder

#administration #cannot #continue #each #individual

With or without a Social Security fix, Americans don't have enough assets to retire on. There has to be a much larger debate. ↗

— Frank Keating

#debate #enough #fix #larger #much

I've never denied my sexual orientation. I just don't make a point of it. It isn't what I do. Clearly, I'm known for the work I've done on trade and Social Security. ↗

— Jim Kolbe

#denied #done #i #i do #just

Republicans are manufacturing a Social Security crisis that does not exist in order to dismantle Social Security. ↗

— Diane Watson

#dismantle #does #exist #manufacturing #order

Social Security is a family insurance program, not an investment scheme. ↗

— Diane Watson

#insurance #investment #program #scheme #security

In the current law we're seeing Social Security dwindle. And so what we're saying is if we're going to reduce taxes we just want to make sure that there are things within the law that pay for it. ↗

— Kevin Yoder

#current law #going #just #law #make

I agree that we must expand opportunities for retirement saving, but we must not undermine this worthy effort with a flawed privatization scheme that takes the 'security' out of Social Security. ↗

— Mary Landrieu

#effort #expand #flawed #i #must

While it is clear that we need to make some adjustments to protect Social Security for the long term, it is disingenuous to say that the trust fund is facing a crisis. ↗

— Carl Levin

#crisis #disingenuous #facing #fund #long

The reason to deal with Social Security is that it is a system where we have a tradition and history of making sure it is solidly funded for 75 years. At the moment, we look out and we see it is solidly funded until 2037. ↗

— Jacob Lew

#funded #history #look #making #moment