Nick Smith said "The challenge is still that the Democrats and the Republicans should not demagogue our efforts to try to save Social Security. A decision was made last week with the Republicans that we are going to set aside 100 percent of the Social Security surplus. I have a bill that I introduced last January. I invite the cosponsorship of Republicans and Democrats. Let me just briefly tell my colleagues what that bill does. It says that we are going to lower the public debt. We are going to pay off the debt to the public for every dollar that comes in in surplus from Social Security until we use that money, the Social Security surplus, to save Social Security. It is important that we move ahead, and it is important that we work together in a bipartisan effort." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 9, 1999

The challenge is still that the Democrats and the Republicans should not demagogue our efforts to try to save Social Security. A decision was made last week with the Republicans that we are going to set aside 100 percent of the Social Security surplus. I have a bill that I introduced last January. I invite the cosponsorship of Republicans and Democrats. Let me just briefly tell my colleagues what that bill does. It says that we are going to lower the public debt. We are going to pay off the debt to the public for every dollar that comes in in surplus from Social Security until we use that money, the Social Security surplus, to save Social Security. It is important that we move ahead, and it is important that we work together in a bipartisan effort.

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Nick Smith

Republican · Michigan

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing efforts to save Social Security and a related bill during a floor speech.

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