We must ensure that today's seniors' benefits are rock solid and find a solution that fixes Social Security for the next generation that is just entering the workforce.

In 1935, the year Social Security was created, the poverty rate for seniors was over 70%.

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

The issue is the future of Social Security. The program as we know it today will not last. It is headed for bankruptcy.

I know of no serious proposals that would change the way Social Security operates for today's seniors.

As you know, Social Security functions under the premise that today's workers will help finance benefits for retirees and that these workers will then be supported by the next generation of workers paying into the same system.