[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 124 (Thursday, September 17, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H7928]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            SOCIAL SECURITY

  (Mr. EDWARDS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, next week Republicans will push for a vote 
in this House to steal $80 billion from the Social Security trust fund. 
On behalf of the seniors of central Texas, I will strongly oppose that 
effort.
  It is interesting, the same Republicans who just a few months ago 
right here in this House were saying it was dishonest to raid money 
from the highway trust fund are now saying it is okay, though, to raid 
money, to steal money, from the seniors' trust fund, their Social 
Security trust fund.
  Mr. Speaker, if Republicans felt it was dishonest to steal from the 
highway trust fund, then I assume they are admitting it is dishonest to 
steal from the Social Security trust fund.
  Mr. Speaker, I support tax cuts. But I will not vote for a tax cut 
next week pushed by Republicans that steals money from our seniors' 
future, from our seniors' security and our cherished Social Security 
trust fund. I think Republicans should think twice before they say 
highways and concrete and election promises are more important than 
saving our Social Security trust fund.

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