On the recordJuly 25, 2001
Social Security is an extremely important issue to all of us. Mr. Chairman, in opposing the amendment that was offered, I think it is necessary that everyone understand that when we are trying to find a solution to a very challenging circumstance, we do not find that solution by saying before we look for a solution, we have got to put on the blindfolds, put on the handcuffs, and put in the ear plugs. If my colleagues do that, they are going to be restricted from the start in what they can do. If my colleagues do that, they are not likely to find something that will resolve the problem; and the problem is very real. As the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Shaw) pointed out, it was officials during the former administration, the Secretary of Treasury and HHS and so forth, who made a very compelling case for the major significance of the problem and the need to address it.
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