Claire McCaskill Quotes

I am dedicated to making sure Social Security will be there for future generations and have written legislation to strengthen the program.

If we do not act now to strengthen Social Security, the system that so many depend upon today will be unable to meet its promises to tomorrow's retirees, and it will burden our children and grandchildren with exhaustive taxes.

But there is a need to explore ways we can preserve the promise of Social Security for future generations.

We must ensure that today's seniors' benefits are rock solid and find a solution that fixes Social Security for the next generation that is just entering the workforce.

There is a lot of room for improvement in Social Security. We owe our children the most financially sound system possible. They will have paid into it their entire working lives. They deserve to be protected by it. for our children and grandchildren.

We must work together to save and strengthen Social Security not just for my father's generation but also for my daughters' generation.

We must work hard to ensure that Social Security remains solvent for future generations.

Specifically, I am concerned about the long-term condition of Social Security. I am committed to ensuring that current beneficiaries and those nearing retirement face no reduction in benefits, while preserving this vital program for future generations.

I welcome the Democrats' ideas on Social Security. I think it is very important to make a bipartisan reform.

It's hard to exaggerate the importance of preserving the financial integrity of Social Security.

We must work to stabilize Social Security. We must not gamble with our nation's social insurance program, one of our most popular and effective federal programs that has remained dependable and stable for the past 70 years.

I am staunchly committed to ensuring the long-term solvency of Social Security and preserving full benefits for Americans who have spent their entire working lives contributing to this program.

Since Social Security was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to ensure economic security for American workers, poverty among American seniors has dramatically declined.

I stand with the millions of seniors and working people who depend on Social Security and who expect the money they put in to be there for them when they retire.

I do not believe that the Social Security system is in crisis.

I think we need to make sure that we are putting Social Security on a sustainable path. It's absolutely something that the federal government is going to be involved in, in the future.

Social Security is not just another government spending program. It is a promise from generation to generation.

You know, Floridians, we've paid into Social Security. Like a lot of other government programs, we sent money to D.C. We expect to get that money back. We expect that our Social Security is real. So, we have to fix Social Security.

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

One poll shows that by 61 percent to 29 percent Americans under 40 say that Social Security needs to be fixed.

We can preserve Social Security benefits for generations of Americans without privatizing this important program.

Our nation's Social Security Trust Fund is depleting at an alarming rate, and failure to implement immediate reforms endangers the ability of Americans to plan for their retirement with the options and certainty they deserve.

I don't support getting rid of Social Security.

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

Our Hispanic community needs to understand how important the Social Security system is for not only its retired citizens, but also its disabled workers.