[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 3, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H383]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       PUT SOCIAL SECURITY FIRST

  (Mr. WYNN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WYNN. Madam Speaker, I rise this morning to talk about the major 
problem facing American society, and that is how we deal with our aging 
population. I believe that the American population wants us to deal 
with the real problems, and that is Social Security and Medicare, and 
we must put that first. That is what the Democrats are proposing, that 
we solve the problem of Social Security first.
  Now, on the Republican side of the aisle we have a reincarnation of 
that old TV show, ``Tax Relief for the Rich.'' How can we figure out a 
way to give more money to the wealthy?
  The public should not be fooled. This is not an across-the-board tax 
break. Look, if you are in the middle class, the average return that 
you will see is about $100. Sixty percent of Americans will only get a 
tax return of $100. But if you make over $300,000, you will get 
$20,000.
  Who benefits from this so-called tax increase? The very wealthy. And 
that is the theme that the Republicans have repeatedly put forth: Tax 
relief for the wealthy, or as I like to call it, Robin Hood in reverse. 
We should put Social Security first and deal with the real problems of 
American society.

                          ____________________