[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 130 (Friday, September 25, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H8722]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               NO SURPRISE THAT DEMOCRATS OPPOSE TAX CUTS

  (Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, is anyone at all surprised that 
the Democrats have found an excuse to oppose tax cuts this is year?
  The very same Democrats who never once ever thought that billions and 
billions of dollars in spending were a threat to Social Security, now 
pretend that tax cuts would be.
  There are more ironies here. The same party that did not put a dime 
aside to save Social Security during their 40 year ``reign of error'' 
now act as if they are concerned about raiding the Social Security 
trust fund.
  The same party that refused to take Social Security off budget all of 
these years, in opposition to conservative proposals to create a more 
honest system, now recognize that the Social Security trust fund can be 
solvent while providing tax cuts.
  The same party that has proposed billions and billions of dollars in 
new spending just this year straight out of the Social Security trust 
fund, now turn around and claim that tax cuts are a raid on that trust 
fund.
  Mr. Speaker, the fact is we can have tax cuts and save the Social 
Security system at the same time, and we will do that for the American 
people.

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