[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 38 (Wednesday, April 6, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H1788]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      ANSWERING CONSTITUENTS' CALLS TO STRENGTHEN SOCIAL SECURITY

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, throughout the Second 
District of South Carolina, people are eager to discuss how to improve 
our Social Security System. After conducting over 20 town hall meetings 
with constituents of all ages about this issue, I am more convinced 
than ever we need to strengthen Social Security.
  At the University of South Carolina and Claflin University, college 
students who are already paying into the system said they want the 
option of personal retirement accounts, which they can currently 
calculate at www.heritage.org.
 While senior citizens on Hilton Head Island understand that their 
benefits are secure, they are concerned their children and 
grandchildren will not receive the money they contribute. And baby 
boomers of Bluffton wish they had been offered the opportunity to 
participate in personal retirement accounts years ago.
  Their opinions and suggestions reemphasize the urgent need for 
Congress to strengthen Social Security now, protecting persons over 55 
in the system and providing retirement accounts for younger workers.
  In conclusion, God protect Ukraine, God bless our troops, and we will 
never forget September 11.

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