Robert Matsui

“We want to build a country that is a country of all of us, not a country of some of us.”

“Without Social Security, our seniors would be in big trouble.”

“The American people need to be assured that the promise of Social Security will be there for them and for their children.”

“The experience of internment taught me the importance of safeguarding civil liberties for all Americans.”

“This is really a defining moment for the Democratic Party. We are going to have to decide what we stand for.”

“We can't afford to play politics with the retirement security of millions of Americans.”

“We have a moral obligation to ensure that the Social Security system is sound for generations to come.”

“We must tell people what we have in mind. A party that has no program has no reason to exist.”

“Our platform is a manifesto of change. It is a plan for rebuilding America.”

“We simply cannot afford to mortgage the future of our children, and their children, for our own short-term comfort and convenience.”

“In the final analysis, this is a matter of fairness, and it's a matter of justice.”

“Our strength as a nation has always been our diversity, and we must not allow that to be diminished.”

“Public service is a public trust, and we must always work to earn and keep that trust.”

“It's easy to get people to oppose something, but it's not easy to get them to support something.”

“The president's plan is a roadmap to the privatization of Social Security.”

“All of us have an obligation to remember this chapter in American history, so that we may never forget the lessons it has to teach us.”

“My number one goal is to tell the truth. I have no problem with that.”