Social Security Is Hated Because It Works, Says Sanders

While speaking before an audience of community members and leaders in the Dirksen Senate building, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) states that social security is hated by right wing lawmakers because it works and has reduced the amount of seniors in poverty from 50 to 10 percent. (0:37)

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Sanders: Wall Street, War And Tax Breaks Caused Deficit

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) declared before an audience in the Dirksen Senate office on Thursday that there certainly is a deficit, but it was caused by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, tax breaks and Wall Street, not by Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. (0:30)

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First Responders Stuck In 20th Century, Says Lawmaker

Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) urges the super committee Tuesday to include provisions that would better first responder communication since their current technology is grossly outdated. (0:25)

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N.Y. Senator: Teens Have Better Technology Than First Responders

At a news conference Tuesday, Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) urged the supercommittee to include legislation to improve first responder communication in its deficit reduction recommendation. Highlighting the issue, Gillibrand noted that teenagers currently have better technology than first responders. (0:14)

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Former Sen. Domenici: Deficit Reduction Plan Must Restructure Medicare

Former Senator Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) told the Congressional supercommittee Tuesday that in order to address the deficit, entitlement programs need to be restructured in a way that spares vulnerable Americans. (0:28)

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Bowles: All Spending Needs To Be On The Table

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Co-chair Erskine Bowles tells the supercommittee Tuesday that all forms of spending need to be on the table. He adds that if it adopts a big, bold plan, the country will rally behind it. (0:24)

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Advocate: Social Security Should Be Off the Table

President and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare Foundation, Max Richtman, says Social Security promises to pay everyone every penny they are entitled until 2036 and urges the Super Committee to leave it untouched in its efforts to reduce the deficit. (0:29)

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CBO Chief Talks Congressional Super Committee, Budget Deficit Reduction

At the Council on Foreign Relation Thursday, Douglas Elmendorf, director of the Congressional Budget Office, says the country’s aging population and rising health care costs mean budget policies from the past can no longer be maintained. (1:01)

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CBO Chief: US Can’t Achieve Sustainable Federal Budget Without Major Change

At the Council on Foreign Relation Thursday  Douglas Elmendorf, director of the Congressional Budget Office, says the US will need to change at least one major aspect of budget policy in a permanent and significant way. (00:30)

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Pelosi: Supercommittee Must Hold Open Meetings

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) tells reporters that the Congressional supercommittee needs to be open about their decisions to ensure that a balanced plan is achieved. (1:15)

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