State of Virginia secondary Archives: on Social Security


Mark Warner: Bi-partisan commission on entitlements, with binding outcome

Q: What is your stance on providing and paying for Medicare and Social Security?

Warner: As chairman of the National Governors Association, I helped formulate a bi-partisan plan to slow the growth of entitlement health care costs, and I'll bring the same approach to Washington. Social Security benefits are the bedrock of retirement for most Americans. It's estimated that without Social Security, more than 50% of seniors would be living in poverty and for two-thirds of the elderly, Social Security provides the majority of their income. I support a bi-partisan commission similar in structure and process to the BRAC commission, which seeks to reduce the influence of politics and special interests and concludes with a simple "up" or "down" vote on its ultimate recommendations, to explore commonsense ideas that will keep the Social Security program secure and solvent.

Source: 2008 VA Senate debate reported in The Virginian-Pilot Oct 17, 2008

Tom Garrett: Keep past promises but change promise for the future

Tom won't break yesterday's promises and will make smarter and more sustainable promises moving forward. Those who have paid into the system their whole lives cannot have the rug pulled out from under them. But we also cannot continue to make the same promises to the next generation of retirees, because the money is simply not there. We have to look at creative and fair solutions to solving these pressing crises. For one such example, see Student Security below.
Source: 2016 VA House campaign website TomGarrettForCongress.com Nov 8, 2016

Abigail Spanberger: Social Security & Medicare: bedrock of dignified retirement

Rep. Spanberger strongly believes that Social Security and Medicare are the bedrock of a dignified retirement. In Congress, she is focused on strengthening these programs and ensuring their stability for future generations of American workers. She is committed to keeping our country's promises to working families, and she strongly opposes radical efforts to put the retirement and earned benefits of hardworking Americans at risk.
Source: 2024 VA House campaign website spanberger.house.gov Nov 28, 2023

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