[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 11, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 11, 1994]
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                           DO THE RIGHT THING

  (Mr. GOSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, every so often this House gets the chance to 
do the right thing. Today Mr. Hastert files discharge petition No. 18 
on the Older Americans Freedom To Work Act--legislation to repeal an 
unfair, outdated, and down right discriminatory provision of the Social 
Security Act known as the earnings test which singles out hard working 
seniors to pay higher taxes. It is just not the 1930's any more when 
this law was passed and it is time for Government to get this dinosaur 
off the books.
  Older Americans are able and eager to work and many need to--why 
should Government be discouraging them? You would think with 221 
Members of this House from both parties on board to repeal this extra 
tax on seniors, that we would be able to make it happen. But up until 
now, the House Democrat leadership has blocked the way. Let us do the 
right thing--sign the discharge petition for H.R. 300. Let us give the 
seniors a little good news.

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