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"Social Security has been effective for 70 years; prior predictions of its demise have been totally overstated."
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"The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud."

"Canada is preparing to play a major role in the continued stability and security of Afghanistan through ISAF."

"It's very liberating for me to realize that I don't have to step up to the plate with a plot that involves the U.N. Security Council."

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"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 system needs to be strengthened."

"Our Hispanic community needs to understand how important the Social Security system is for not only its retired citizens, but also its disabled workers."

"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 risky gamble with no assurance of a stable return of investment."

"Even without reforms, the Social Security fund will be able to meet 100 percent of its obligations until 2042."

"We must level with the people and explain to them that Social Security will first face funding problems in 2042 that can be fixed now with changes that do not undermine and ultimately drain from the entire program."

"Almost half of all Latinas currently on Social Security rely exclusively on their benefit check in retirement."

"If Congress doesn't raise taxes, you cannot get a private investment account without forgoing a portion, possibly all, of your guaranteed benefit check."

"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 losing thousands of dollars under this proposal."

"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 Social Security is in."

"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 and necessary role in keeping Latinas out of poverty."
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