[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 9, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H487]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     SOCIAL SECURITY MUST BE SAVED

  (Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I join with those who maintain 
that we must save Social Security, we must save it for the 46,481 
households in my district back in Illinois who currently receive it, 
and we must save it for the millions of workers and their families who 
need the economic security and protection which it provides.
  Since its inception, Social Security has provided benefits to more 
than 160 million workers and their families. Without our Social 
Security system, half of the Nation's elderly would live in poverty. We 
must save Social Security for the unmarried and elderly widowed women 
who rely upon it for more than half of their income. There are over 
53,000 female head of households with no husband present in my district 
alone.
  Mr. Speaker, this is not the time to cut and experiment. We know what 
works, we know how it works, and we know why it works. Let us keep it 
working for all of the people.

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