[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 24184]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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         DAY 132 OF SOCIAL SECURITY LOCKBOX BEING HELD HOSTAGE

  (Mr. VITTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. VITTER. Mr. Speaker, this is day 132 of the Social Security 
lockbox held hostage in the Senate. Today's seniors and the seniors of 
tomorrow demand that we act as responsible stewards of the hard-earned 
money that they pay into Social Security.
  Now there are two things we need to do to protect Social Security: 
first, we must act responsibly this year and pass spending bills 
without dipping into Social Security, and we are; second, we must work 
to see that institutional protections like the lockbox become law.
  This House passed the lockbox bill by a vote of 416 to 12 on May 26. 
For 132 days, the other body has held this bill hostage.

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  I hope President Clinton and all who say they are concerned about 
protecting Social Security call on the Senate for action on the Social 
Security lockbox bill.

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