New York Democrat Says GOP Taking Chainsaw To Seniors' Benefits

Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) says during a press conference on Wednesday that congressional Republicans intend to make deep cuts to Social Security benefits. (0:49)

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Florida Democrat Warns Against Altering Social Security

Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) argues in support of preserving America’s Social Security program. (0:43)

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Hutchison Says Her Social Security Plan Is Modest, But Will Save More Than "Chump Change"

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tx) told reporters Thursday that her social security plan is modest, but will still save the U.S. more than “chump change.” (0:47)

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Hutchison Says Her Social Security Legislation Gives Huge Gain With Minimal Pain

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tx) told reporters Thursday that her legislation to reform social security is the best bet to ensuring the solvency of the entitlement program. (0:20)

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Kay Bailey Hutchison Says Social Security Reform Should Be Included In Debt Ceiling Talks

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) said that reforming social security is of vital importance and should be included in debt limit negotiations. (0:44)

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AFL-CIO Will Fight Social Security, Medicare Cuts Regardless Of Party

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka criticized deficit hawks as being misguided and distracting from the jobs crisis and said that deficit reduction should be a shared sacrifice, vowing to fight Medicare and Social Security cuts. (4:12)

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Sen. Graham Urges President To Include Entitlement Reform In Budget

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C) emphasizes the importance of entitlement reform while introducing a proposal to reform Social Security Wednesday. (0:36)

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Young Americans Already Expecting Hike In Retirement Age, Says Rand Paul

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) discusses the new Republican proposal for Social Security reform at a press conference Wednesday. In their reform measure, Sens. Paul (R-Ky.), Graham (R-S.C.),  and Lee (R-Utah) suggest raising the retirement age to 70 by 2032. Paul remarks that younger Americans are already expecting a hike in the retirement age. (0:48)

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Sanders: Social Security Hasn't Contributed One Nickel To Deficit

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) explains the inexistence of a relationship between Social Security and the national debt as he introuced the Social Security Protection Act at a press conference Tuesday. (0:31)

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Social Security Must Be Guaranteed Benefit, Not Gamble, Says Lawmaker

Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) discusses the importance of Social Security Tuesday at a press conference to unveil the Social Security Protection Act. (0:47)

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Podesta Pushes For Strengthening Social Security

Center for American Progress President and CEO John Podesta says that if left unattended to, Social Security will run out by 2037 and the longer the government waits to act on it, the worse off things will be. (0:27)

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Commission Should Keep 'Paws Off' Social Security, Says Lawmaker

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) discusses the role the Deficit Reduction Commission should take when dealing with the national debt and social security.

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Raising Retirement Age Would Be 'Absolute Disaster,' Says Lawmaker

The raising of the retirement age to 70 would have harmful effects 45% of Americans working at the age of 58 and beyond according to Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).  

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Americans Must Know GOP, Democratic Stance On Social Security, Says Lawmaker

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) expresses his feelings that the American people need to have a knowledge of where the parties and members of Congress stand on the changes to Social Security so they can vote more effectivly.

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Members In Both Chambers Oppose Altering Social Security System, Says Lawmaker

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) discusses a large movement in both chambers of Congress to oppose privatizing or cutting social security benefits. (0:25)

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TRNS Investigates: The Social Security Tax Cap

TRNS Reporter Antonia Aguilar takes an investigative look at an issue most Americans aren't aware of. With help from experts and scholars, Aguilar examines the reasons behind why there is a tax cap within the nation's social security system, as well as the pros and cons of such a cap. (4:38)
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Sanders Discusses Long Term Needs Of Seniors

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) talks about how an accurate consumer product index needs to be implemented to reflect the spending habits of senior citizens in order to fairly adjust social security policy. (0:18)
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Geithner: Obama Admin. Saving Social Security

Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner explains how the Obama Administration is committed to making reforms to Social Security and Medicare in order to make them economically viable for the future. He mentioned how President Obama negotiated a $2 billion reduction in health care costs. (0:28)
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The McCain campaign is worried about Social Security solvency under Obama's tax policy

The McCain-Palin campaign's Senior Policy Adviser Doug Holtz-Eakin explains why he thinks the Obama-Biden campaign’s tax plan will have a downward affect on Social Security solvency.
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Americans would be willing to reduce Social Security benefits to save the program- Sen. Graham

Senator Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) explains that entitlements will be the biggest problem for the next president. Ellen Ratner explains that she doesn't need to have entitlements like Social Security, and Linsday Graham agrees that Social Security won't be his primary source of funds in retirement. He says he bets that most Americans would be willing to allow Social Security payments to be adjusted according to need if it would save Social Security from bankruptcy. (1:46)



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