[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 24, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H725]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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  REPUBLICANS ARE AWAITING PRESIDENT'S LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL ON SAVING 
                            SOCIAL SECURITY

  (Mrs. CUBIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mrs. CUBIN. Mr. Speaker, the President has talked about saving Social 
Security many times since his State of the Union last month. We 
Republicans stand ready to work with him on this issue.
  Although his proposal does contain a number of serious flaws, such as 
double counting over $2 trillion and a foolish idea about how Uncle Sam 
should be the biggest investor in the stock market, we believe that 
there does exist some common ground on which both Republicans and 
Democrats can agree. But now is the time for the President to produce a 
legislative proposal, to move from rhetoric and concepts and ideas into 
actual legislation something that we can act on, something that will be 
set on the table so that we have a base on which to place our actions. 
His proposal in vague, broad terms needs to be introduced into this 
body in detail.
  We share a common goal of strengthening Social Security, preserving 
the safety net, and giving younger workers more freedom to provide for 
their retirement needs. So let us get to work. Republicans are standing 
by waiting for the President's proposal.

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