The Americans are optimistic by their nature. And they are hopeful.

The Presidents proposed privatization plan would jeopardize that security by cutting guaranteed benefits for future retirees and endangering the benefits of current retirees, people with disabilities, and children who have lost a parent.

This program that the Republican majority has taken us toward as a country is leading us to fiscal bankruptcy.

Now, so, if you want to blame someone for wasteful spending, the Republicans are in the majority.

I will work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to preserve the Social Security promise that provides secure retirement benefits for all, especially those who are most at risk such as widows, orphans, and people with disabilities when the need arises.

While Social Security faces some long-term challenges, the system is not in crisis.

There's not an appropriations bill in the last 10 years that the-that Democrats passed in the Congress. We haven't spent any money of your taxes in the last decade.