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Bill Pascrell: I want to bring one thing, Mr. Speaker, to the attention of the folks here today; and that is this, we have been told by…

On the recordMarch 1, 2000
I want to bring one thing, Mr. Speaker, to the attention of the folks here today; and that is this, we have been told by Mr. Greenspan that one of the greatest threats to the growth in the economy is we do not have enough workers, skilled workers, to produce the supply for the demand that is out there. This is a very unusual situation that we are in. Thank God for the seniors who are going to bail us out, because this will be an incentive for them. This is critical. This is something that we need, and we are working together finally. By the way, does it not feel good to work well on things that America needs?
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Bill Pascrell
Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussing Social Security reform and its impact on the economy and seniors.

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