Issue Position: Keeping Our Promises to Seniors

Issue Position

Tough decisions must be made to reform entitlement programs in order to address our nation's growing debt. But those decisions must not deny current beneficiaries the support they have relied upon for their golden years.

I firmly believe that we have a responsibility to honor and respect those who have spent their lives paving the way for generations to follow.

One way we can do that is to make sure that seniors' lifetime of hard work isn't eroded by the rising taxes, medical costs and other expenses that can make it difficult to make ends meet, keep their homes, and maintain the lifestyles they have built and planned for. That's why I'll continue to fight to keep the promise of Social Security for our seniors. It's why I sponsored the nation's strongest property tax cap, to make it easier for seniors to stay in their homes instead of having to leave Long Island.

Tough decisions must be made to reform entitlement programs in order to address our nation's growing debt. But those decisions must not deny current beneficiaries the support they have relied upon for their golden years. Instead, these programs must be changed so that they can be made solvent for future beneficiaries.

In Congress, I'll continue to fight for our seniors. Because it's simply the right thing to do.

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