Security Quotes

"The privatization plan weakens Social Security and threatens our economic security by creating trillions of dollars in new debt"

Ruben Hinojosa, Politician

"Everybody has to chip in, I think, and see how we can have a functioning system of collective security where we do not continue to face the threat of countries trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction or particularly nuclear weapons"

Mohamed ElBaradei, Scientist

"Challenging the integrity of the non-proliferation regime is a matter which can affect international peace and security"

Mohamed ElBaradei, Scientist

"I do think that Social Security reform needs to be bipartisan, and we are going to have to reach that in this debate at some time before we can find really meaningful reform"

Judy Biggert, Politician

"Low unemployment numbers are clear indicators that Republican tax relief and economic policies are spurring growth and helping businesses hire new workers while providing American families with job security"

J. D. Hayworth, Politician

"Today's global landscape is increasingly interconnected. China and the Middle East play critical roles towards international peace and security"

Rick Larsen, Politician

"President Bush is manufacturing a crisis by suggesting that Social Security is in imminent danger. It is not"

Richard Neal, Politician

"President Roosevelt, the author of Social Security, was the first to suggest that, in order to provide for the country's retirement needs, Social Security would need to be supplemented by personal savings accounts"

John Doolittle, Politician

"Why should one U.S. airman give up his life when our national security is not in imminent danger?"

Sean Hannity, Writer

"The Committee's review of a series of intelligence shortcomings, to include intelligence prior to 9/11 and the pre-war intelligence on Iraq, clearly reveal how vital a diverse intelligence workforce is to our national security"

Jane Harman, Politician

"Looking long term, a stronger, wealthier, and more stable Central America next door benefits the United States' own safety, security, and economy"

James T. Walsh, Politician

"I do not believe that the Social Security system is in crisis. The Social Security Administration itself recently reported that the system is able to pay full benefits as they are defined today until at least 2042"

James T. Walsh, Politician

"Because of my own experience with market fluctuation, I recognize the great risks one takes on investments. This converts the Social Security safety net into a risky proposition many cannot afford to take"

Grace Napolitano, Politician

"And let us not forget the Social Security system. Recent studies show that undocumented workers sustain the Social Security system with a subsidy as much as $7 billion a year. Let me repeat that: $7 billion a year"

Luis Gutierrez, Politician

"With the permanent elimination of this tax, farmers and business owners will have the sense of security they need to plan for the financial future of their business or farm and their family"

Doc Hastings, Politician

"The greatest threat to the security of the people of North Korea comes from the government of North Korea"

Ari Fleischer, Public Servant

"We have a rare and perhaps small window of opportunity to set partisan differences aside, and attempt to achieve what many in recent years have felt was unreachable - greater retirement security for ourselves and our children"

Gordon Smith, Politician

"We're an air bag society that wants guarantees on everything that we buy. We want to be able to take everything back and get another one. We want a 401-k plan and Social Security"

James Hillman, Psychologist

"But I would say if the Security Council is only relevant if it agrees with the United States, then we have come a long way in a direction that I do not like very much"

Hans Blix, Diplomat

"The women who pass away before they receive Social Security, for them this is nothing but a tax from which they or their family will never receive a benefit"

Ginny B. Waite

"In fact, Social Security is the only source of income nationwide for 29 percent of unmarried elderly women"

Ginny B. Waite

"Second, the resolution contains the blatantly false assertion that negotiating a timeline for bringing U.S. troops home with the Iraqi government undermines U.S. national security. Such a statement shows a misunderstanding of the enemy we face in Iraq"

Peter DeFazio, Politician

"The voters in my district, and around the country, have demanded that Congress get a hold on the influx of illegal immigrants and tighten the security around our borders"

John Linder, Politician

"Disarmament or limitation of armaments, which depends on the progress made on security, also contributes to the maintenance of peace"

Ludwig Quidde, Critic

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

Grace Napolitano, Politician

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

Grace Napolitano, Politician

"Well, you know, I think in conversations with members of the Senate and others, they all recognize that the issue of immigration is important. It's important to our nation, it's important to our public safety, it's important to our security, it's important to our economic well-being moving forward. And it's not something that's going to go away"

Janet Napolitano, Politician

"It would be unwise to say the least, irresponsible of us at the TSA, at the Homeland Security Department not to evolve our technology to match the changing threat environment that we inhabit"

Janet Napolitano, Politician

"In this post 9-11 world we live in, it is critical we take steps to improve the safety and security of the Trucking Industry which has proven to be our most mobile and flexible mode of transporting goods"

Zack Wamp

"Going forward, as we work to strengthen our border in the interests of homeland security, we must also recognize the economic importance of immigration reform"

Dave Reichert, Politician

"I did tell security to make sure you stay and watch him pretty closely"

Joseph Jackson, Businessman

"If members of the security apparatus could, with impunity, keep from those elected by the people that which they're entitled to know - or worse, feed false information - those who could control the classified data could be the real decision makers"

Harold H. Greene, Judge

"The minuses of celebrity include having to live with security and the knowledge that you may be stalked"

Enya, Musician

"I believe that we should allow younger workers to contribute toward a personal account that they own, as long as it is coupled with deficit reduction measures that enhance the long-term condition of Social Security"

Cliff Stearns, Politician

"Some pacifists have carried the sound idea of the prime importance of security too far, to the point of declaring that any consideration of disarmament is superfluous and pointless as long as eternal peace has not been attained"

Ludwig Quidde, Critic

"We need to take steps to strengthen and mend Social Security so that its promise of a secure retirement is just as real for seniors in the future as it is today"

Herb Kohl, Politician

"Social Security, a critically important, great program which does serve as the cornerstone of support for senior citizens, now faces challenges that threaten its long-term stability and well-being. The facts are there. The facts are crystal clear"

Bill Frist, Politician

"The Homeland Security department doesn't have tasking authority in the intelligence community. They can ask for stuff, but they can't direct anything except inside their bureau"

David Hunt, Politician

"The national debate on Social Security has been cheapened by demagoguery on all sides"

Bill Delahunt, Politician

"Effective security measures do not come cheap"

Arlen Specter, Politician

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