Grace Napolitano Quotes
We must take the time to do what needs to be done now, what is right, instead of passing a bad bill.
President Bush has consistently used rhetoric, and that is not convincing given his past record.
A Congressional Budget Office report released as recent as June 2004 says the system will be able to pay full benefits until 2052, and 80 percent after that.
Our political leaders must be honest and forthcoming with data that will allow citizens to use facts and figures to judge for themselves what state Social Security is in.
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.
If Congress doesn't raise taxes, you cannot get a private investment account without forgoing a portion, possibly all, of your guaranteed benefit check.
There is a need for Social Security reform to ensure its stability, and Congress must act.
Social Security has been effective for 70 years; prior predictions of its demise have been totally overstated.
To allow all U.S. workers to put part of their earnings into private investment accounts would definitely erode the Social Security system and cause uncertainty for new investors.
Almost half of all Latinas currently on Social Security rely exclusively on their benefit check in retirement.
Latinos are disproportionately more likely to be injured on the job than other ethnic groups.
Our Hispanic community needs to understand how important the Social Security system is for not only its retired citizens, but also its disabled workers.
Even without reforms, the Social Security fund will be able to meet 100 percent of its obligations until 2042.
