[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26810]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



          REPUBLICANS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING SOCIAL SECURITY

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, for the first time in 30 years, we have an 
historic opportunity to do what is right for America. We have an 
opportunity to pass a budget that does not dip into the Social Security 
trust fund.
  Republicans are committed to protecting Social Security for future 
generations of Americans. However, the Democratic leadership seems to 
have other priorities. They seem to believe that spending the Social 
Security surplus would be a political victory for them. They would 
rather score political points than secure America's future.
  Today I rise to urge my friends on the other side of the aisle to put 
their partisan agenda aside and join with the Republicans in saving and 
preserving 100 percent of the Social Security trust fund. Help us pass 
a budget that would put an end to the 30-year raid on Social Security. 
Work with us to put partisanship aside and do the right thing for all 
Americans and their future.
  I yield back the balance of my time and 100 percent of the Social 
Security trust fund.




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