[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1801]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                  SENIOR CITIZENS FREEDOM TO WORK ACT

  (Mr. EDWARDS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, we should reward work, not punish work. We 
should honor citizens who work, not tax them. That is why I urge the 
House today to pass a bill to let seniors work without losing any 
Social Security benefits.
  It is unfair under present law that 800,000 of our seniors in America 
lose $1 in Social Security benefits for every $3 they earn. The Seniors 
Citizens Freedom to Work Act deserves our support today. Then, in the 
days ahead, this Congress should move forward to use our surplus to 
protect Social Security and Medicare and we should fight to bring down 
the high cost of prescription drugs for our seniors.
  Our seniors have made this a better country. They have earned our 
support. They deserve our respect and our vote.

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