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The debate over Social Security should not be about how much we can cut from the program in order to balance the federal budget. The debate over Social Security should not be about raising the retirement age or limiting benefits. The debate over Social Security should be about retirement security.

Social Security is too vital to be lumped into backroom budget talks where the views of ordinary Americans risk going unheard.

Social Security must be preserved and strengthened. But we need to be candid about the costs and willing to make the tough choices that real reform will require.

I believe that as a nation we must have a bipartisan discussion about how to best preserve and protect Social Security for our seniors and for future generations of Americans.

There's been a lot said about Social Security reform. What has been left out of the debate is the double tax on Social Security benefits. I believe it's time to get rid of a tax that punishes seniors and discourages work and retirement savings.

What's lost in this whole debate, unfortunately, is that Social Security is not a giveaway where we take money to give to other people. It's a contract with the government... that's worked for 75 years. It's the most successful government program that we've ever had.

We should stop having a conversation about cutting Social Security a little bit or a lot.

It's hard to exaggerate the importance of preserving the financial integrity of Social Security.

I am emphatically against the privatization of Social Security. It is going to hurt millions of American women, American families and ultimately the whole country.