[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 13396-13397]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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              CELEBRATING SOCIAL SECURITY'S 75TH BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. NEAL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NEAL. Mr. Speaker, I want to join all of you in wishing Social 
Security a happy 75th birthday.
  Social Security and Medicare are two of the most successful 
legislative accomplishments in the history of the world. But not 
everyone in this body is celebrating Social Security's overwhelming 
success.
  There are many in this body on the other side who would like to 
privatize Social Security. Remember the Bush plan--to tie Social 
Security to the fluctuation of the stock market. This is a gamble we 
should not take.
  It is an extraordinary American success story. For those who are 
simultaneously trying to educate college-aged

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children and the thought of caring for elderly parents, let me give you 
the actuarial reality. It's impossible. Simply put, the reason that Mom 
and Dad are not living in your attic is because of Social Security and 
Medicare. It is the greatest achievement in legislative history 
domestically for all American families.
  Happy birthday, Social Security.

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