[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15876]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



              PROTECTING SOCIAL SECURITY FOR ALL AMERICANS

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Madam Speaker, Social Security is a solemn promise from 
the United States to its citizens, a promise that this Republican-led 
Congress is dedicated to keeping.
  For more than 30 years, the Social Security Trust Fund was used as a 
slush fund for government spending by the Democrats and their 
leadership. However, this Republican Congress stopped this dangerous 
practice by implementing a fiscally responsible budget; and we passed 
the Social Security Lockbox Act, which protects the Social Security 
Trust Fund permanently.
  This Republican-led Congress is dedicated to ensuring that all 
Americans can rely on Social Security, now and in the future.
  I call upon the administration to follow our lead and help assure all 
Americans, young and old, that Social Security will be there for them 
when they retire.


  I yield back the administration's irresponsible tax-and-spend 
policies that only jeopardize the future of Social Security.

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