All Grace Napolitano Quotes
- Almost half of all Latinas currently on Social Security rely exclusively on their benefit check in retirement. All
- Because Social Security is specifically designed to boost the retirement income of low earners with a progressive benefit formula, the program has played an enormous… Benefit
- There is a need for Social Security reform to ensure its stability, and Congress must act. Act
- Social Security has been effective for 70 years; prior predictions of its demise have been totally overstated. Been
- Even without reforms, the Social Security fund will be able to meet 100 percent of its obligations until 2042. Able
- I am not criticizing investing in the stock market; I am an investor. Criticize
- We must work to stabilize Social Security. We must not gamble with our nation's social insurance program, one of our most popular and effective federal… Dependable
- For people who have for been putting their hard-earned money into the system for years, the president's idea would replace their safety net with a… Assurance
- Because of my own experience with market fluctuation, I recognize the great risks one takes on investments. This converts the Social Security safety net into… Afford
- If Congress doesn't raise taxes, you cannot get a private investment account without forgoing a portion, possibly all, of your guaranteed benefit check. Account
- President Bush has consistently used rhetoric, and that is not convincing given his past record. Bush
- We must take the time to do what needs to be done now, what is right, instead of passing a bad bill. Bad
- We must explain the truth: There is no free lunch. Explain
- A Congressional Budget Office report released as recent as June 2004 says the system will be able to pay full benefits until 2052, and 80… Able
- Because of their low earnings and family obligations, Latinas would not be putting much money into private investment accounts. An average Latina could wind up… Accounts
- Latinas' life expectancies are relatively long. When a current retiree hits 65 and begins receiving her benefit check, she can expect to live another 22… Begins
- Latinos are disproportionately more likely to be injured on the job than other ethnic groups. Disproportionately
- Our Hispanic community needs to understand how important the Social Security system is for not only its retired citizens, but also its disabled workers. Citizens
- Our political leaders must be honest and forthcoming with data that will allow citizens to use facts and figures to judge for themselves what state… Allow
- The president's claim that Social Security is going broke is misleading at best. The sky is not falling, although there is no doubt that the… Best