``Tax relief is right and tax relief is urgent,'' he said.
``The long economic expansion that began almost 10
years ago is faltering.''

But in a break from the Clinton administration, Bush is
not seeking to eliminate the remaining $1.2 trillion in
public debt, devoting that money instead to creation of
a contingency fund ``for unexpected needs (and)
additional priorities.''

Bush advisers said one possible use for that money
would be to support partial privatization of Social
Security by setting up individual retirement accounts,
something Democrats strongly oppose.