Grace Napolitano

Because of my own experience with market fluctuation, I recognize the great risks one takes on investments. This converts the Social Security…

— Grace Napolitano

Latinas' life expectancies are relatively long. When a current retiree hits 65 and begins receiving her benefit check, she can expect to…

— Grace Napolitano

To allow all U.S. workers to put part of their earnings into private investment accounts would definitely erode the Social Security system…

— Grace Napolitano

Our Hispanic community needs to understand how important the Social Security system is for not only its retired citizens, but also its…

— Grace Napolitano

There is a need for Social Security reform to ensure its stability, and Congress must act.

— Grace Napolitano

Because of their low earnings and family obligations, Latinas would not be putting much money into private investment accounts. An average Latina…

— Grace Napolitano

Because Social Security is specifically designed to boost the retirement income of low earners with a progressive benefit formula, the program has…

— Grace Napolitano

I am not criticizing investing in the stock market; I am an investor.

— Grace Napolitano

A Congressional Budget Office report released as recent as June 2004 says the system will be able to pay full benefits until…

— Grace Napolitano

The president's claim that Social Security is going broke is misleading at best. The sky is not falling, although there is no…

— Grace Napolitano

If Congress doesn't raise taxes, you cannot get a private investment account without forgoing a portion, possibly all, of your guaranteed benefit…

— Grace Napolitano

President Bush has consistently used rhetoric, and that is not convincing given his past record.

— Grace Napolitano

Social Security has been effective for 70 years; prior predictions of its demise have been totally overstated.

— Grace Napolitano

We must level with the people and explain to them that Social Security will first face funding problems in 2042 that can…

— Grace Napolitano

For people who have for been putting their hard-earned money into the system for years, the president's idea would replace their safety…

— Grace Napolitano

Latinos are disproportionately more likely to be injured on the job than other ethnic groups.

— Grace Napolitano

We must take the time to do what needs to be done now, what is right, instead of passing a bad bill.

— Grace Napolitano

Almost half of all Latinas currently on Social Security rely exclusively on their benefit check in retirement.

— Grace Napolitano

Even without reforms, the Social Security fund will be able to meet 100 percent of its obligations until 2042.

— Grace Napolitano

We are still waiting for the president to introduce a concrete plan. He has just hinted at what he is thinking about…

— Grace Napolitano

Our political leaders must be honest and forthcoming with data that will allow citizens to use facts and figures to judge for…

— Grace Napolitano

We must explain the truth: There is no free lunch.

— Grace Napolitano

We must work to stabilize Social Security. We must not gamble with our nation's social insurance program, one of our most popular…

— Grace Napolitano