John Tanner on Social Security

Democratic Representative (TN-8): Click here for 6 full quotes OR click here for John Tanner on other issues. Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001) Voted NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000) Voted YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999) Create Retirement Savings Accounts. (Aug 2000) Strengthen Trust Funds and take them off-budget. (May 2001) Rated 60% by the ARA, indicating a mixed record on senior issues. (Dec 2003)

Zach Wamp on Social Security

Republican Representative (TN-3): Click here for 6 full quotes OR click here for Zach Wamp on other issues. Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001) Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000) Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999) Invest surplus Trust Fund in market certificates. (Jan 2003) Rated 20% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record. (Dec 2003) Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings. (Sep 1994)

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Former candidates & officeholders:

Ed Bryant on Social Security

Republican (District 7): Click here for 5 full quotes OR click here for Ed Bryant on other issues. Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001) Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000) Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999) Create personal retirement accounts within Social Security. (Jul 2000) Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings. (Sep 1994)

Bob Clement on Social Security

Democrat (District 5): Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for Bob Clement on other issues. Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001) Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000) Voted YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)

Harold Ford on Social Security

Democrat (District 9): Click here for 8 full quotes OR click here for Harold Ford on other issues. Privatization will not enhance solvency. (Sep 2006) Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001) Voted NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000) Voted YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999) Create Retirement Savings Accounts. (Aug 2000) Strengthen Trust Funds and take them off-budget. (May 2001) Changing Social Security disproportionately affects women. (May 2001) Rated 88% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)

Van Hilleary on Social Security

Republican (District 4): Click here for 4 full quotes OR click here for Van Hilleary on other issues. Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001) Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000) Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999) Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings. (Sep 1994)

Bill Jenkins on Social Security

Republican (District 1): Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for Bill Jenkins on other issues. Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001) Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999) Rated 10% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)

Don Sundquist on Social Security

Former Republican: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Don Sundquist on other issues. Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare. (Aug 2001)

James Quillen on Social Security

Republican Former (1994-) (District 1): Click here for the full quote OR click here for James Quillen on other issues. Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings. (Sep 1994)

Bob Clement on Social Security

Democratic Nominee (Former): Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for Bob Clement on other issues. Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001) Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000) Voted YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)

Tipper Gore on Social Security

Democratic Candidate (Former): Click here for Tipper Gore on other issues. No stance on record.

Rosalind Kurita on Social Security

Former Democratic challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Rosalind Kurita on other issues. Opposes radically changing with private accounts. (Feb 2006)

Ed Bryant on Social Security

Republican challenger, previously U.S. Rep: Click here for 5 full quotes OR click here for Ed Bryant on other issues. Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001) Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000) Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999) Create personal retirement accounts within Social Security. (Jul 2000) Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings. (Sep 1994)

Harold Ford on Social Security

Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep: Click here for 8 full quotes OR click here for Harold Ford on other issues. Privatization will not enhance solvency. (Sep 2006) Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001) Voted NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000) Voted YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999) Create Retirement Savings Accounts. (Aug 2000) Strengthen Trust Funds and take them off-budget. (May 2001) Changing Social Security disproportionately affects women. (May 2001) Rated 88% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)

Bill Frist on Social Security

Republican Senate Majority Leader (TN, retiring 2006): Click here for 5 full quotes OR click here for Bill Frist on other issues. Voted YES on Social Security Lockbox & limiting national debt. (Apr 1999) Voted YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees. (May 1998) Voted YES on allowing personal retirement accounts. (Apr 1998) Voted YES on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes. (May 1996) Rated 0% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)

Van Hilleary on Social Security

Republican challenger, previously U.S. Rep: Click here for 4 full quotes OR click here for Van Hilleary on other issues. Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001) Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000) Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999) Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings. (Sep 1994)

Fred Thompson on Social Security

Republican Sr Senator: Click here for 16 full quotes OR click here for Fred Thompson on other issues. Allow individual retirement accounts with government match. (Jan 2008) FactCheck: Slower growth of benefits for future retirees. (Jan 2008) Reform entitlements now so our grandkids don't have to. (Dec 2007) Revamp Social Security to pay $2.5T for new tax plan. (Nov 2007) Allow 2% into a private personal account, with 2% match. (Nov 2007) Present mandatory spending cycle is unsustainable. (Oct 2007) Benefits ok in short-term, but we're eating our seed corn. (Oct 2007) Index benefits to inflation instead of indexing to wages. (Oct 2007) FactCheck: Yes, inflation-index pushes imbalance years away. (Oct 2007) Deficit financing is unsustainable; it's the future's money. (Sep 2007) Obligations will sap revenues; can't pass that to kids. (Aug 2007) Social Security & Medicare are generational wealth transfers. (Jun 2007) Voted YES on Social Security Lockbox & limiting national debt. (Apr 1999) Voted YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees. (May 1998) Voted YES on allowing personal retirement accounts. (Apr 1998) Voted YES on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes. (May 1996)

Bo Heyward on Social Security

Independent challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Bo Heyward on other issues. Social Security should be done away with. (Apr 2006)