[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 27858]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    FOCUS ON SAVING SOCIAL SECURITY

  (Mr. PHELPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PHELPS. Madam Speaker, in an era of unprecedented economic growth 
and prosperity, we have a responsibility to implement policy that 
ensures continued growth for all sectors of our society. That requires 
investing in the future, creating a better America for our children, a 
future in which working families can afford to send their children to 
college and in which all Americans can count on the continued integrity 
of Social Security.
  As I talk with my constituents in Southern Illinois, I am encouraged 
that people are actively discussing the many ways to address the future 
of Social Security. I believe we need to start by paying down the 
national debt. My constituents realize we must be fiscally responsible. 
Reducing the national debt is the best tax cut we can provide to 
working men and women.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to focus on saving Social 
Security, reducing the national debt, balancing the budget and 
reforming Medicare. We owe them this.

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