Without Social Security, poverty rates for African…

There was a time not too long ago when American seniors were too often forced to go without food, medicine, and quality healthcare. But…

— Mike Quigley

“The number of working-class whites in high-poverty neighborhoods is growing. In 1970, 25 percent of white children lived in a neighborhood with poverty rates…

— J.D. Vance

Before Medicare, nearly half of American seniors were forced to go without coverage because insurance companies were reluctant to insure them - making the…

— John B. Larson

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

— Steve Israel

I agree with President Roosevelt, and generations since, that American seniors deserve better than poverty.

— Hank Johnson

“That’s because both the job title and the job itself have never existed before. We used the term ‘ground-breaking’ to describe this position because…

— Alexandra Swann

Anyone who tells you that American seniors are not either going to have their services cut or we're going to have to pay more…

— Katty Kay

While Social Security faces some long-term challenges, the system is not in crisis.

— Chaka Fattah

I will work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to preserve the Social Security promise that provides secure retirement benefits for…

— Chaka Fattah

African American children can't be educationally disadvantaged for 12 years and then experience a miracle cure when it comes time for admission into college.

— Chaka Fattah

If you want to get at African American poverty, the income gap, wealth gap, achievement gap, that the most important thing is to make…

— Barack Obama

African Americans are doing a lot already, but I think we have an opportunity right now to change politics in a way that will…

— David Beckmann

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

— Elizabeth Warren

Social Security is a program that should be strengthened and preserved for future generations.

— Diane Watson

I believe keeping our promises should be our highest priority and that means saving Social Security and Medicare while preserving the American dream for…

— Tom Coburn