[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 125 (Friday, September 18, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H8080]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       MEDI-SCARE ALL OVER AGAIN

  (Mr. THUNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. THUNE. Mr. Speaker, how destructive it is to honest debate to 
hear our liberal friends one after another claim that tax relief for 
farmers and ranchers will threaten Social Security. How incredibly 
dishonest, misleading and, yes, typical to be hearing those 
accusations.
  Can someone on the other side please explain to me how it is that 
spending does not threaten Social Security but tax relief does?
  How ironic that the party that does not bat an eyelash about spending 
billions and billions of dollars in failed welfare programs and 
wasteful bureaucracies, without uttering a peep about its impact on 
Social Security, now claims the tax relief for farmers and ranchers and 
families is going to threaten Social Security.
  How ironic that the party that did not put one dime aside for 40 
years to save Social Security now claims that they are interested in 
protecting the Social Security Trust Fund.
  It is pure politics. It is a perfect example of how the other side 
plays the game.
  Mislead seniors, again; oppose tax cuts, nothing new there; and 
accuse Republicans of undermining the very system that they are trying 
to reform. It is Medi-scare all over again. How sad.

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