sen. sanders: today we have a hearing on a subject that s of enormous interest to, i think, almost every american, and that is the future of social security in our country. and let me thank all of our panelists for being with us. and let me thank the senators with i know will be filtering in as the hearing progresses. my understanding is that ranking member lindsey graham has a scheduling conflict and will be making his opening statement after our witnesses testify. is that right? ok. social security is, i think, as everybody knows, one of the most popular and successful government programs in the history of our nation. for more than 80 years in good times and bad, social security has paid out every benefit owed to every eligible american, on time and without delay. i think that s important to make that point we live in a moment of great insecurity. and yet social security, since its inception, has never failed the american people and remains a program enormously important to
sen. sanders: today we have a hearing on a subject that s of enormous interest to, i think, almost every american, and that is the future of social security in our country. and let me thank all of our panelists for being with us. and let me thank the senators with i know will be filtering in as the hearing progresses. my understanding is that ranking member lindsey graham has a scheduling conflict and will be making his opening statement after our witnesses testify. is that right? ok. social security is, i think, as everybody knows, one of the most popular and successful government programs in the history of our nation. for more than 80 years in good times and bad, social security has paid out every benefit owed to every eligible american, on time and without delay. i think that s important to make that point we live in a moment of great insecurity. and yet social security, since its inception, has never failed the american people and remains a program enormously important to
Lock her up from the Convention Floor last night. We have every angle of what happened covered. Lets begin this hour with Cnns Phil Mattingly inside the convention center. Phil . Reporter good morning, chris. Turning the page. Thats how one trump adviser in the wake of a turbulent first 24 hours of the convention described what tuesday night was all about and helping the Trump Campaign do just that, Donald Trumps children, the unquestioned stars of the night. It is my honor to be able to throw donald trump over the top in the delegate count tonight. Congratulations, dad. We love you. Reporter donald trump formally clinching the republican nomination. Im so proud to be your nominee for president of the United States. Reporter trumps children stealing the spotlight with emotional speeches about their father. Donald trump has never done anything halfway, least of all as a parent. Reporter his 22yearold daughter tiffany getting personal. I still keep all my report cards, some dating back t