[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 125 (Friday, September 18, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H8079]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                       ELECTION YEAR DEMAGOGUERY

  (Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, what a difference an 
election year makes. Just last year, most Democrats worked with 
Republicans to balance the budget and cut taxes. But how soon they 
forget.
  Last summer, they voted to cut taxes while we had a budget deficit. 
Apparently, according to Democrats, cutting taxes when you have a 
deficit does not threaten Social Security, but when you cut taxes in 
times of a budget surplus, suddenly they say that threatens Social 
Security.
  This is a classic, classic example of election year demagoguery. We 
see the Democrats embrace demagoguery over Social Security every 
election year as sure as night follows day.
  It is hard to know whether the Democrats are exploiting Social 
Security because they oppose tax cuts or because they just cannot 
resist scaring seniors yet again about Social Security.
  Lies about cuts in Medicare are now followed by absurd charges that 
what will happen to Social Security if people are allowed to keep a 
little bit more of what already belongs to them. What a difference an 
election makes year makes, Mr. Speaker.

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