At the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, where I'm a senior fellow, we've done our fair share of holding Democrats accountable when they've failed to be strong. But this weekend, Sen. Harry Reid went further than pretty much any other Democrat in standing strong for Social Security against proposed right-wing cuts, and we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge that.
Sunday on Meet The Press, Senator Harry Reid was asked if America should "fundamentally change" Social Security to deal with the national debt.
Many other Democrats have flubbed this question, but Reid hit it out of the ballpark. He said:
"One of the things that always troubles me is when we start talking about the debt, the first thing people do is run to Social Security. Social Security is a program that works...Stop picking on Social Security."
WATCH HERE -- then sign the PCCC's thank you card to Reid. We'll deliver it to him personally.
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