"We have to cut spending," Kennedy said during a recent Senate debate at UMass Boston with Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Scott Brown. "Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security--you're ready to cut them?" moderator
David Gergen asked. "Yes, I am ready to take on the entitlement programs," Kennedy said. "I've said it before, I'll do it again."
Source: WBUR article on 2010 MA Senate debate
Jan 15, 2010