I believe keeping our promises should be our highest priority and that means saving Social Security and Medicare while preserving the American dream for our children and grandchildren.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Social Security and Medicare represent promises made and we must keep these commitments.
I think what they're looking for is for us to keep our promises and to do the simple things, like cutting spending and being responsible.
My highest priority is to make sure we get Americans back to work. And that we have rising incomes again and that we have a deficit reduction program in place that convinces the world that we're on track to having a balanced budget.
But there is a need to explore ways we can preserve the promise of Social Security for future generations.
I think we'll build a consensus for action on Social Security reform which will reduce that long-term unfunded obligation and put the system on a sustainable basis.
We will keep the promise of Social Security by taking the responsible steps to strengthen it - not by turning it over to Wall Street.
My No. 1 priority is growth in the economy. Tax reform will be our first and most important part of that.
Priorities like winning the War on Terror and providing tax relief that will keep our economy growing strong.
I think if we are actually going to accept our generation's responsibility, that's going to mean that we give our children no less retirement security than we inherited from our parents.
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.