I have the highest number of Social Security recipients of any Member of Congress, and it is always good to hear about how women in their districts are affected by any changes, by the need for changes in Social Security.

Social Security is a plan that actually was designed in a much different time, in a different era, and with a different set of American demographics in mind.

No longer should women be denied the right to vote, no longer should women be treated as second class citizens, no longer should women not be allowed to be a citizen at all.

We all know that, unfortunately, the media does not always portray the good things that are happening in Iraq and Afghanistan, and this will be a great opportunity for us to glean some information from the Iraqi women who are here for us to also take back to our constituents.

When given the chance, women have proven they will participate in the electoral process.

In fact, Social Security is the only source of income nationwide for 29 percent of unmarried elderly women.

The women who pass away before they receive Social Security, for them this is nothing but a tax from which they or their family will never receive a benefit.