[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 153 (Wednesday, November 3, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H11377]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   ANNOUNCING PRESS CONFERENCE ON A NEW SOCIAL SECURITY SOLVENCY BILL

  (Mr. SMITH of Michigan asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, this morning at 11 a.m. I will be 
holding a press conference announcing a new social security bill that 
will keep social security solvent forever. That press conference at 11 
a.m. this morning is going to be held at the triangle southeast of the 
steps. If it rains or snows it will be in room 210, the Committee on 
the Budget room.
  I announce this, Mr. Speaker, because I notice some publications 
noted that it was going to be in the press gallery. It is going to be 
at the triangle.
  The reason for the change is about a dozen organizations will be 
present that have agreed to support my bill.
  I would just encourage, Mr. Speaker, everybody in this Chamber to 
decide what legislation, scored by the Social Security Administration 
keeps Social Security solvent, they support. There are several such 
bills already introduced, or come up with your own bill as long as it 
is scored by the Social Security Administration to make this important 
program solvent. I think time has gone for rhetoric. We need action to 
support and move ahead with legislation that is going to keep social 
security solvent.

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