[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 9 (Wednesday, February 2, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H329]
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                   SOCIAL SECURITY TELE-SCARE TACTICS

  (Mrs. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I have repeatedly 
stated I will oppose any cut in Social Security benefits to retirees or 
near retirees. However, many groups are using this debate to once again 
bully Americans. The most recent examples are the telephone scare calls 
that were made anonymously throughout Florida that began actually in my 
congressional district. Why my district? Because I have the highest 
number of people on Social Security. These people who hide behind 
anonymity have no courage. It reminds me of the Wizard of Oz and hiding 
behind the great curtain.
  The bottom line is, under the bill that I introduced, H.R. 266, it 
will stop any proposal to reduce benefits dead in its track. I recommit 
my promise in that bill that I introduced, H.R. 266, the Social 
Security Protection Act. Congress would not even be able to consider a 
bill that reduces benefits to retirees.

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