[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 3, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY WITH BUDGET SURPLUS

  (Mr. CROWLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CROWLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the 
President's plan to use the budget surplus to save Social Security. Our 
country is experiencing record economic growth; inflation is down; job 
growth and homeownership are up; and we are experiencing the first 
budget surplus in over a generation. I support the President's plan to 
use the budget surplus to ensure the long-term fiscal success of the 
Social Security program.
  In my own district of Queens and the Bronx in New York, tens of 
thousands of people are able to retire with dignity because of the 
Social Security system. For all American seniors, Social Security is 
truly an American success story.
  Madam Speaker, we must as a Congress work to ensure that this 
successful American program continues to be fiscally sound and 
economically successful in order to provide benefits for the baby 
boomers of today and the retirees of tomorrow. The President's budget 
ensures the long-term success of the Social Security system by 
providing tax cuts for working families. I urge my colleagues to 
support the use of the surplus to save Social Security.

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