Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says entitlement reform is critical to our health care security . She says Social Security and Medicare funds will head toward bankruptcy if action is not taken . Hutchison : " We have a responsibility as Americans to make sure that we are protecting the future of this country for generations to come by making certain that those who need it most get it." Left on its current trajectory , overall entitlement spending is projected to more than double by 2049 , thus consuming 100 % of all tax revenue . She says Congress should also step up to find a bipartisan solution .
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says entitlement reform is critical to our health care security . She says Social Security and Medicare funds will head toward bankruptcy if action is not taken . Hutchison : " We have a responsibility as Americans to make sure that we are protecting the future of this country for generations to come by making certain that those who need it most get it." She says Congress should also step up to find a bipartisan solution .