Andrea Joy Campbell: “I appreciate it. To my good friend from Illinois, the reduction of the deficit under President Clinton is a point in his…”

“I appreciate it. To my good friend from Illinois, the reduction of the deficit under President Clinton is a point in his favor. It is also responsive to the economic recovery. I would have to say it is at least as much the latter as the former. Therefore, we must plan for the economic downturn. It is insufficient to say we are OK as we are going now. Second, the gentlewoman from New York said that some members of our party are opposed to Social Security in concept. Mr. Speaker, I consider that inaccurate, and I would challenge the gentlewoman on the next opportunity to state for the Record what Members of the majority party wish to abolish Social Security or are opposed to it in principle. Last, to the gentleman from Illinois, it is a privilege to serve with you, and I commend to the readership of this country a very fine article in Washington Monthly that describes your personal religious commitment and how that affects your role in public policy. I think we share that, and from that I hope that people as reasonable as you might prevail upon the President to respond to compromise constructively.”