[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 22, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H2124]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           PAY DOWN THE DEBT

  (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, welcome back to all my colleagues from the 
Easter break work period. I am interested in hearing the collective 
view of our Nation's citizens from my colleagues. I will share mine.
  From the 20th District of Illinois comes one consistent message on 
the budget surplus: Pay down the debt. Pay down the debt. Pay down the 
debt. It is the best way to ensure economic growth and opportunity for 
all, and the most important method of ensuring Social Security.
  Let us work toward that end.

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