Hearing Quote by Gail Collins

Most people understand life expectancy has changed since Social Security started in 1937 when folks lived to be 59 years old. Today, they live…

— Jack Kingston

It used to be 65 when you went into retirement. Before that, when you got into your 50s, you were getting older.

— Davy Jones

Without Social Security benefits, more than 40 percent of Americans 65 years and older would live below the federal poverty line. Even more striking…

— Mike Quigley

When one gets old and they are sick, there are not many things they can count on but they should be able to count…

— Barbara Mikulski

Raising the age of Social Security retirement is not the answer. For so many jobs that are back-breaking jobs, physically burdensome jobs, we're raising…

— Brad Schneider

How long do you want to wait until you start enjoying life? When you're sixty-five you get social security.

— Neil Simon

I have never favored a Social Security retirement age of 70 nor do I favor one of 68.

— Howard Dean

Why should old people get [Social Security]? They just sit around all day doing nothing.

— Pat Paulsen

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

— Grace Napolitano

We obviously have to honor the commitments that have been made to the people who are already retired or near the retirement age. But…

— Benjamin E. Sasse

It's critical - that the people that are benefiting today from Medicare and Social Security that they not see benefit reductions. It's awfully hard…

— Fred Upton

For 60 years, Social Security has meant more than an ID number on a tax form; more than a monthly check in the mail.…

— William J. Clinton