[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 28189]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     SOCIAL SECURITY WILL BE SAVED

  (Mr. HAYES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HAYES. Mr. Speaker, in 1997, I began traveling the 8th district 
of North Carolina, and I made two particular pledges; one was to save 
Social Security and the other was to do everything I could to balance 
the budget.
  Well, here we are with the appropriations bills passed, we have 
stopped the raid on Social Security, and we have balanced the budget. 
It is that simple. Our spending appetite has been decreased, our 
priorities have been very clearly outlined.
  Social Security will be saved because we have stopped the raid, and I 
applaud those for making the tough choices and making that possible.

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