[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 15, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H7698]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 REPUBLICAN MEMBERS DESERVE APPLAUSE FOR PLAN TO SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY 
                       WHILE PROVIDING TAX RELIEF

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, this morning I heard a lot of demagoguery 
from this side of the aisle. And let me say that I am not one to brag 
about things, but I believe that the Republicans have found a sound, 
logical, and fair plan to save the Social Security trust fund.
  Now, we might not be able to eat a pack of crackers and at the same 
time whistle ``Dixie'', like some of my liberal colleagues, but, Mr. 
Speaker, Republicans have come up with a plan to save Social Security 
while at the same time providing tax relief to the American workers.
  The Republican budget surplus plan, the 90-10 plan, sets aside 90 
percent of the general revenue surplus until we make good on our 
commitment to save Social Security. The other 10 percent will be used 
for real tax relief to the American working men and women.
  No smoke and mirrors here, Mr. Speaker. While my liberal Democratic 
colleagues on the other side of the aisle would like to use the same 
surplus to fund more of the same bureaucratic nightmare programs that, 
frankly, make Baby Elmo look like Freddie Kruger, Republicans are 
fighting to use this money to shore up the Social Security trust fund 
and provide real tax relief to the American working families.
  I applaud my Republican colleagues for their hard work on this 
historic legislation, and I urge all Members in the House to support 
the 90-10 plan.

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