“I feel that when the reforms in UN take place and the Security Council will be expanded in the permanent membership category, India will have a place, I hope so, but first it is to be expanded.” FeelsFirstsSecurityIndiaReformPermanentCategoriesCouncilMembershipSecurity Council Author:Pranab Mukherjee
“So I've gone in and out of the UN, working on counter-terrorism, on UN reform, on peacekeeping, peace and security issues, many things through the years but always with a strong interest in humanitarian issues, and human rights issues as well.” YearsHumansWellsStrongInterestGoneIssuesRightsSecurityHuman RightsTerrorismHumanitarianReformThrough The YearsPeacekeepingPeace And SecurityCounter Terrorism Author:Edward Luck
“With an agenda dominated by global security and U.N. reform, it appears that the decisions needed to lift millions of people from abject poverty are not being given the prominence they deserve.” PeopleGivenDecisionPovertyMillionsSecurityNeededDeserveReformLiftsAgendasProminence Author:Kumi Naidoo
“We have a serious structural deficit problem. And it needs to be addressed. The president is trying to address it through reforms of Social Security, but the problem is there with other entitlement programs like Medicare and Medicaid.” NeedsTryingProblemSocialPresidentSecuritySeriousProgramReformAddressesSocial SecurityDeficitEntitlementMedicareMedicaidEntitlement ProgramsMedicare And Medicaid Author:John W. Snow
“As part of Social Security reform, I believe that private savings accounts are a part of it - along the lines that President Bush proposed.” BelieveI BelieveSocialPresidentLinesSecurityAccountsSavingReformSocial SecuritySavingsPresident BushSavings Accounts Author:John McCain
“Our immigration policy should be driven by what is in the best interest of this great country and the American people. Comprehensive immigration reform will strengthen U.S. security and boost economic growth.” PeopleShouldCountryGrowthInterestEconomicSecurityPolicyDrivenImmigrationReformEconomic GrowthComprehensiveBoostImmigration ReformGreat CountryImmigration Policy Author:Charles Rangel
“Of course we will continue to work for cheaper electricity in the homes and on the farms of America; for better and cheaper transportation; for low interest rates; for sounder home financing; for better banking; for the regulation of security issues; for reciprocal trade among nations and for the wiping out of slums. And my friends, for all of these we have only begun to fight.” HomeGovernmentAmericaFightingCoursesNationsInterestIssuesSecurityLowsMy FriendsTradeRateReformFarmsRegulationElectricityBankingTransportationCheaperInterest RateFinancingSlumsReciprocalSounderWiping Out Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Until we reform our laws and until we fix the excesses of these old policies that we inherited in the post-9/11 era, we're not going to be able to put the security back in the NSA.” AbleLawSecurityPolicyReformErasPostsExcessNsa Author:Edward Snowden
“There's nothing good about being certain about things. And I don't think there's any real talent in using language in a manipulative way, with phrases like "tax relief" or "Social Security reform." It's politically clever, but it's also completely disingenuous, and it's not something to aspire to.” ThinkingWayRealCertainLanguageSocialTalentSecurityTaxesCleverReformPhrasesReliefAspireSocial SecurityManipulativeDisingenuousReal Talent Author:Jonathan Safran Foer
“Reform immigration to make it easy for individuals to come over here, be documented, pay taxes - immigration reform is needed to state that its about work, its not about welfare... Set up a grace period where they can get a work permit... social security card so that they can pay income tax, social security, Medicare.” StatesIndividualSocialEasyPayGraceSecurityNeededPeriodsTaxesImmigrationIncomeCardsReformWelfarePermitSocial SecurityIncome TaxMedicareImmigration Reform Author:Gary Johnson
“If you don't try to generate more revenues through tax reform, if you don't ask, you know, the most fortunate Americans to bear a slightly larger burden of the privilege of being an American, then you have to - the only way to achieve fiscal sustainability is through unacceptably deep cuts in benefits for middle class seniors, or unacceptably deep cuts in national security.” IfsKnowsWayTryingAsksClassCuttingMiddleAchieveSecurityBearsTaxesBenefitsPrivilegeBurdenReformFortunateMiddle ClassSustainabilitySeniorNational SecurityRevenueTax Reform Author:Timothy Geithner
“The combination of the growth of these digital technologies, the ability of the government to conjure up these secret interpretations, plus a very unusual and novel court make for this ever-expanding surveillance state. We so treasure our freedoms; we will regret it if our generation doesn't use this unique time to reform the surveillance laws and make it clear that security and liberty are not mutually exclusive. We can do both.” IfsStatesUseGovernmentLawGrowthCan DoAbilitySecretLibertyTechnologyNovelClearGenerationsSecurityRegretUniqueCourtTreasureReformCombinationDigitalInterpretationPlusUnusualExpandingExclusiveSurveillanceOur GenerationDigital TechnologySurveillance StateSecurity And Liberty Author:Ron Wyden
“No matter what politicians promise, Social Security reform will not change the fact that your money is taken from your paycheck and sent to Washington, where it will be spent.” MatterFactsSocialTakenSecurityPoliticianPromiseNo Matter WhatReformSocial SecurityPaychecksPoliticians Promises Author:Ron Paul
“It will take hard work, but doing nothing on Social Security, for example, simply makes sure the system will go broke. It's time to make some reforms.” HardSocialSecurityExampleHard WorkReformBrokeSocial SecurityDoing Nothing Author:Joni Ernst
“I have been for border security for years. I voted for border security in the United States Senate. And my comprehensive immigration reform plan of course includes border security.” YearsHas BeensStatesCoursesUnitedUnited StatesPlansSecurityImmigrationReformBordersSenateComprehensiveImmigration ReformBorder Security Author:Hillary Clinton
“I regret that we weren't able to reform Social Security. The fact that we weren't able to when we had majorities in the House and the Senate I think reflected poorly on our political party.” ThinkingFactsAblePoliticalHouseSocialPartySecurityRegretMajorityReformSenatePolitical PartiesSocial SecurityI Regret Author:George W. Bush
“People expect those in authority to take on big problems and to solve them. We had an opportunity to reform Social Security in a way that would have protected people's benefits and created a solvent system. Younger workers would be confident that the money they were putting into the system would be available to them when they retired. It was a missed opportunity. I regret that.” PeopleWayProblemBigsWould BeOpportunitySocialSecurityRegretAuthorityBenefitsWorkersAvailableSolveReformProtectedSocial SecurityRetiredI RegretBig ProblemsBe ConfidentMissed Opportunity Author:George W. Bush
“The main thrust of the Social Security reform was to get the benefit structure in line with the realities of the Trust Funds.” RealitySocialLinesSecurityBenefitsStructureReformFundSocial SecurityThrustTrust Funds Author:George W. Bush
“The other thing that really I regretted not being able to do was to push effectively for the reform of the Security Council. Because the world was changing, and is changing very fast, and I felt the UN was holding on to old arrangements. Most governments felt that it has such a narrow power base, based on the results of the second world war.” WorldWarGovernmentAbleFeltResultsSecurityReformWar Of The WorldsArrangementsCouncilHolding OnSecond World WarSecurity Council Author:Kofi Annan
“I was part of the gang of eight in the house in 2013 that was working on comprehensive immigration reform. We talked a lot about border security and what was effective and what was not. Walls are not effective when you`re out in the desert and you don`t need them.” NeedsHouseSecurityWallEightImmigrationReformDesertBordersGangComprehensiveImmigration ReformBorder Security Author:John Yarmuth