This fiscal year also marks the first budget surplus in a generation. In his State of the Union address, President Clinton asked a basic question -- what should we do with this projected surplus?-- and gave an historic four-word answer: Save Social Security First. With our fiscal house in order, marked by the first budget surplus in a generation, President Clinton is determined to seize this unique opportunity to strengthen this most important program for generations to come. Protecting the surplus is a key step towards enacting Social Security reform. President Clinton defeated repeated efforts to squander the surplus and, at the end of this Congress, it remains intact.