I believe it's time to put our best ideas on the table and work toward a bipartisan solution, with the single goal of leaving the Social Security system stronger than we found it.

I do not believe that the Social Security system is in crisis.

Congress has changed the Social Security system over time, and over 20 times in the past Congress has raised taxes on Social Security in payroll taxes into the system.

If we do not act now to strengthen Social Security, the system that so many depend upon today will be unable to meet its promises to tomorrow's retirees, and it will burden our children and grandchildren with exhaustive taxes.

I welcome the Democrats' ideas on Social Security. I think it is very important to make a bipartisan reform.

Not only is privatizing Social Security not the solution to Social Security, it would exacerbate the problem.