“Amnesty will not help balance our budget ... In fact, a large-scale amnesty is likely to add trillions of dollars to the debt over time, accelerate Medicare's and Social Security's slide into insolvency and put enormous strain on our public-assistance programs.” FactsHelpingSocialSecurityBalanceProgramDollarsAddDebtScalesEnormousImmigrationBudgetsAssistanceStrainSocial SecuritySlidesMedicareImmigration ReformAccelerateLarge ScaleAmnestyInsolvency Author:Jeff Sessions
“The president feels not only do we need to change these rogue regimes, but even our friendly allies, who really basically have, sort of, benign dictatorships, need to get with the program if they want to have long-term security and prosperity from terrorism.” IfsWantNeedsFeelsLongPresidentTermChangeSecurityProgramProsperityTerrorismLong TermFriendlyAlliesRegimesDictatorshipNeed A ChangeRoguesBenign Author:Mitch McConnell
“The Republican candidates are talking about ways to transition this program and it is a monstrous lie. It is a ponzi scheme to tell our kids that are 25 or 30 years old today, you're paying into a program that's going to be there. Anybody that's for the status quo with Social Security today is involved with a monstrous lie to our kids, and it's not right.” WayYearsKidsTodayLyingSocialTalkingCrazySecurityInvolvedRepublicanProgramCandidatesTransitionSchemesStatus QuoSocial SecurityMonstrousPonzi Scheme Author:Rick Perry
“They want the federal government controlling the Social Security, like it's some kind of federal program.” WantKindHumorGovernmentPoliticalSocialSecurityProgramCampaignsFederal GovernmentSocial SecurityBushismFunny Bush Author:George W. Bush
“As the opportunity grows for unlimited growth and progress, the chances of failure increase. There is no such thing as a program that will provide security and growth and progress with no risk . . . even within the church. As freedom for unrestricted development is enhanced, the possibilities for failure are also increased. The risk factor is great.” OpportunityGrowsGrowthChurchChanceProgressRiskSecurityPossibilityFailureDevelopmentProgramIncreaseFactorsUnlimitedGreat Opportunity Author:Dean L. Larsen
“The programs supported by the International Affairs Budget are as essential to our national security as defense programs. Development and diplomacy protect our nation by addressing the root causes of terrorism and conflict. But it's not just about security. By building new markets overseas for American products, the International Affairs Budget creates jobs and boosts the economy here at home.” HomeJobsNationsCausesEconomySecurityBuildingProductsDevelopmentProtectConflictEssentialsProgramRootsAffairInternationalTerrorismDefenseAidsBudgetsNational SecurityDiplomacyBoostRoot CauseForeign AidInternational Affairs Author:Tom Ridge
“We want to make sure that Social Security is fixed for those people who have had that promise and there's something in the future for our younger workers. And we're not about to do a welfare program.” PeopleWantSocialSecurityPromiseProgramWorkersWelfareFixedSocial SecurityWelfare Programs Author:Dennis Hastert
“The ‘Great Society’ has not worked and it’s put us into the modern welfare state. If you look at China, they don’t have food stamps. If you look at China, they’re in a very different situation. They save for their own retirement security…they don’t have the modern welfare state and China’s growing. And so what I would do is look at the programs that LBJ gave us with the Great Society and they’d be gone.” IfsLooksDifferentStatesSituationGoneGrowingModernSecurityProgramChinaWelfareRetirementStampsWelfare StateFood StampsGreat SocietyLbj Author:Michele Bachmann
“Funding privatized accounts with Social Security dollars would not only make the program's long term problems worse, but many believe it represents a first step toward undermining the program's fundamental goals.” FirstsBelieveLongProblemSocialGoalTermStepsSecurityProgramAccountsFundamentalsDollarsLong TermFirst StepsSocial SecurityFundingUndermining Author:Patty Murray