explain to the American people why they want to use Social Security trust funds for the tax cut.

Under no circumstances will I vote to spend one penny of the Social Security trust fund on anything but Social Security,

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

People were concerned about national security, and that precluded us from having the opportunity to break through on the issues that we cared most about -- the economy, education and health care,

I'll be collecting my Social Security, and Coach will still be out there coaching. I told him he had to be out before he hit 100.

The Social Security "trust fund" doesn't consist of any real assets. The government "borrows" fund money for other federal spending, replacing it with IOUs.