Cliff Stearns Quotes

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

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

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 a program that should be strengthened and preserved for future generations.

Certainly Social Security needs to be reformed.

What I would ask the Democrat Party is to put your plan on the table, because most people agree with the facts, and the facts are that Social Security is running out of money.

The reason to deal with Social Security is that it is a system where we have a tradition and history of making sure it is solidly funded for 75 years. At the moment, we look out and we see it is solidly funded until 2037.

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.

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

In my opinion, the president is right to address future funding, even though Social Security will show a surplus through 2018 and will not run out of funds until 2042.

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

Small changes done now would preserve Social Security at full benefit.

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

Social Security faces a long-term actuarial deficit, yes.

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

Do I want Social Security to be there for my kids and my grandkids? Absolutely. Will I fight like a tiger to make sure that we protect Social Security? I absolutely will.

We need to strengthen and save Social Security for today's workers. If we don't act now, this system, born out of the New Deal, will become a bad deal.

I believe that as a nation we must have a bipartisan discussion about how to best preserve and protect Social Security for our seniors and for future generations of Americans.

I do not believe that the Social Security system is in crisis. The Social Security Administration itself recently reported that the system is able to pay full benefits as they are defined today until at least 2042.

The president's claim that Social Security is going broke is misleading at best. The sky is not falling, although there is no doubt that the system needs to be strengthened.

Under the current pay-as-you-go Social Security system, not one person is actually guaranteed benefits.

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.

Our constituents paid into Social Security, and they want it paid back to them when they retire. Cutting Social Security benefits that Americans have earned should always be a last resort.

What should we do with this projected surplus? I have a simple four-word answer: Save Social Security first.

There is no prospect that today's younger workers will receive all the Social Security and Medicare benefits currently promised them.