Rachel Maddow Quotes

I just think that we ought to protect the Social Security fund.

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

Social Security not only helps Americans enjoy a secure retirement, it has also kept millions of Americans out of poverty.

The American people I talk to don't spend every moment thinking, 'How can I tax my neighbor more than they're being taxed?' They say, 'How can I get a good job? How can my kids get good jobs? How can seniors have a confidence in their future when they know that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are bankrupt?'

Social Security is fundamentally strong.

[Social Security ] is not in crisis at this stage. Leave Social Security alone. We have a lot of other places we can look that is in crisis. But Social Security is not.

Medicare and Social Security have created the healthiest and most financially secure generation of senior citizens in American history.

We all know that Social Security is one of this country's greatest success stories in the 20th century.

I believe that social security should be a universal retirement guarantee and not means tested.

Social Security has been effective for 70 years; prior predictions of its demise have been totally overstated.

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 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.

When I look at Social Security, I consider it the most important social program in the United States, arguably the most successful program in the world.

I think we'll build a consensus for action on Social Security reform which will reduce that long-term unfunded obligation and put the system on a sustainable basis.

Part of the middle class promise is that, after a lifetime of hard work, you'll be able to retire and enjoy the fruits of that labor. Medicare was established to secure that promise.

I never need to go far if I need a reminder of how important Medicare and Social Security are to Missouri's seniors. My mom, Betty Anne, is one of millions for whom these services provide a reliable safety net. Across the country, these protections are an integral part of sustaining millions of seniors' health and dignity.

It's critical - that the people that are benefiting today from Medicare and Social Security that they not see benefit reductions. It's awfully hard to tell someone who might be 82, that they've gotta go back to work, because their benefits are gonna be chopped. That's not gonna happen.

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

We should stop having a conversation about cutting Social Security a little bit or a lot.

Social Security and Medicare represent promises made and we must keep these commitments.

Social Security is the widest accepted contract in our society.

Social Security is unequivocally the one contract the country is overwhelmingly in favor of.

Social Security works better than any other program in the world. Why dismantle it now?

Social Security and Medicare are among the best things about America.

Social Security is a Ponzi scheme and the biggest threat to our democracy.