Joe Sestak Quotes

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

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

Social Security, for example - I'm 43. I've paid into the system. You know what? That money has been stolen from me. I know that my parents who are on Social Security - they've got to continue to receive it. They're dependent on it. It is their primary source of income.

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

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.

To me, it is clear that the Social Security program is constitutional.

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

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.

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.

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.

What's lost in this whole debate, unfortunately, is that Social Security is not a giveaway where we take money to give to other people. It's a contract with the government... that's worked for 75 years. It's the most successful government program that we've ever had.

I've never said anything about privatizing Social Security.

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.

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

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.

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.

The Social Security trust fund is in pretty good shape today and we should not embark upon risky, dangerous schemes which will, in fact, undermine Social Security, such as privatization.

I don't support getting rid of Social Security.

The real sin with Social Security is that it's a long-term rip-off and a short-term scam.

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

I never sought to privatize Social Security.

I know of no serious proposals that would change the way Social Security operates for today's seniors.

Social Security is at last on the nation's front burner.

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