Social Security is fundamentally strong.
Those who want to cut Social Security are prepared to take hostages, manufacture crises, and use scare tactics to undermine the retirement security of Americans.
No matter how many times you say Social Security is broke, the reality is that Social Security's independent revenue stream and its Trust Fund's investments maintain the program's solvency until 2037, when it may begin to fall short.
Social Security is legally prohibited from contributing to the deficit. It cannot use debt to pay out benefits.
What's lost in this whole debate, unfortunately, is that Social Security is not a giveaway where we take money to give to other people. It's a contract with the government... that's worked for 75 years. It's the most successful government program that we've ever had.
My passion for strengthening the community and making peoples' lives better is stronger now than when I first got into politics.
Having an understanding of what's possible also makes me redouble my efforts to fight those who stand in the way of doing the things that my constituents and the country would want to get done.
Citizens United opened a door that's frustrated anyone who's looking.
Corporations that are formed for the purpose of earning profits do not have the constitutionally protected rights that natural citizens have. They should not spend their corporate dollars, Treasury dollars, to influence outcome of elections.
We ought to be able to forgo the constant need to raise money and just focus on working together to solve the problems this country faces.
There's been an unfortunate history of efforts to make sure Florida's votes don't count. Given that history, it's clear why people here would be especially concerned about efforts undertaken by Super PACs and the corporations that fund them to dictate the outcome of elections.
We count on the FEC to be the public's watchdog.
People can certainly take pride in the fact that there is a Jewish candidate for president who has received delegates and who has run a terrific campaign and still work hard to ensure we elect Hillary Clinton.
I would be concerned if any speech to Congress related any information that's new to the president of the United States.
For many older Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, a lifetime of discrimination has undermined their right to a retirement with dignity.
Because Republicans have no ideas, they want to turn elections into the battle of dollars.
Let's make Donald Trump explain his hair.
Ultimately, the goal of sanctions is to ratchet up the economic pressure on the Iranians to such a level that the regime determines it is simply too great to bear, and they are forced to weigh the decision to carry on their nuclear development and their illicit quest for nuclear weapons against the ever-growing pressure from their own people.
Standing up to Ahmadinejad is not a partisan issue and should never be one.
Individuals want to know that none of their own money is being invested in companies that put their profits ahead of international security.
