[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8561]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. JO ANN DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 3, 2003

  Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, this afternoon I was 
inadvertently detained in the Senate while attending to duties 
associated with my role as Chairwoman of the Civil Service 
Subcommittee. If I had been present, I would have voted ``yes'' to H.R. 
743, the Social Security Protection Act of 2003.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 743 makes necessary changes to existing Social 
Security law to ensure the protection of recipients and the Social 
Security system. The provisions included in this bill aim to promote 
the accountability of the Social Security program by closing the 
present government pension offset (GPO) loophole. I feel that the 
clarifying corrections addressed in this bill will result in the 
improvement of the Social Security program.

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