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Elizabeth Furse: I am very grateful for every opportunity I get to protect Social Security. But I want to do it with law, not with smoke…

On the recordJanuary 25, 1995
I am very grateful for every opportunity I get to protect Social Security. But I want to do it with law, not with smoke and mirrors. Now, this is a feel-good resolution. But, of course, it means nothing, absolutely nothing. Now, I like to do things that feel good, but I am paid to legislate. If my colleagues want to protect Social Security, let them do something real; let them vote for the three balanced budget amendments that protect Social Security. Let us, all of us, earn our pay, not just feel good.
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Elizabeth Furse
Oregon

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Addressing the importance of genuine legislative action to protect Social Security.

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