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On the recordApril 22, 1998
From the 20th District of Illinois comes one consistent message on the budget surplus: Pay down the debt. Pay down the debt. Pay down the debt. It is the best way to ensure economic growth and opportunity for all, and the most important method of ensuring Social Security. Let us work toward that end.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the budget surplus and the importance of paying down the national debt.

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