Plus, 40% of our debt is owned by foreign interest. I can't support a plan that passes along cost burden to our children and makes us more reliant on….

You can be sure that I will always consider how changes to Social Security will impact people with disabilities when considering the various proposal….

It is estimated that raising the retirement age to 70 would cut the shortfall by about 36%. But this proposal has some drawbacks. Women and men who h….

The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act would expand research on embryonic stem cells by increasing the number of lines stem cells that would be eligi….

The President and I agree that Social Security needs to be preserved so that we can ensure that all Americans receive the retirement benefits they've….

Since Social Security was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to ensure economic security for American workers, poverty among Amer….

For these reasons, women tend to rely more heavily on Social Security in their retirement than do men..

I believe that social security should be a universal retirement guarantee and not means tested..

I actually share her view and understand her frustration when any government attempts to ban secular symbols like Santa Claus or Rudolph the Red Nose….

Because there still exists a significant pay gap, women tend to earn less than men over the course of their lifetimes. Compounding the problem, women….

Our Nation's immigration laws are disrespected both by those who cross our borders illegally and by the businesses that hire those illegal immigrants..

As you know, Social Security functions under the premise that today's workers will help finance benefits for retirees and that these workers will the….

As a result of the current universal benefit, the poverty rate for seniors in America is about 10%. Without the universal benefit, it would be over 5….

I make my decisions and my judgments not based on what a prime minister of another country says, but based on what my principles tell me... how may D….

After 9/11, the businesses in my district and throughout the New York metropolitan area saw firsthand the result of a lack of availability of terrori….

Look. I have always rejected the argument that members of Congress cast their vote because they're Jewish or not Jewish. I didn't cast my vote as a J….

I always try to keep my constituents as up-to-date as possible with what's going on here in Washington..