[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 12, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H458]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             REPEAL THE 1993 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX ON SENIORS

  (Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, our senior citizens have 
worked their entire lives to protect the savings that can assure them a 
safe and secure retirement. Social Security is one of the two pillars 
of retirement security for our seniors.
  We owe it to them to protect the benefits that they planned for and 
depend upon. That is why I have introduced legislation to repeal the 
tax increase on Social Security that was adopted in 1993.
  Our seniors helped make America the greatest country in the world. 
The Federal Government should not jeopardize their quality of life by 
punishing them with high taxes on their Social Security benefits. 
Repealing this increase is a matter of fairness and will help senior 
citizens, especially those with moderate incomes keep more of their own 
money in their own pockets.
  I urge my colleagues to join me as cosponsors of this critical 
legislation for our senior constituents.

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