[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5946]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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             IN OPPOSITION TO THE FULL FAITH AND CREDIT ACT

  (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in opposition to 
the Full Faith and Credit Act, H.R. 807. This bill would allow the 
Secretary of the Treasury to take all necessary actions to ensure U.S. 
public debt obligations are paid when due and allows the Secretary to 
forego obligations not related to public debt. What this means, 
essentially, is all foreign debt will take precedence over repaying 
important domestic programs, such as Social Security. We should pass 
legislation that Social Security be paid for first, not the foreign 
debt. Social Security is not contributing one penny to our national 
debt. We must remember that it's one of the most important commitments 
that America has made to its citizens.
  The U.S. Government has purchased credit known as ``special 
obligations'' from Social Security. The credits are backed by ``the 
full faith and credit of the U.S. Government,'' with the promise to 
redeem these credits. I support repaying the Social Security trust fund 
before any other debt is paid. Pay Social Security first before we pay 
other countries.

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