[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 132 (Monday, September 28, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H9091]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 DEMOCRATS DISREGARD TRUTH AND ACCURACY

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, let us examine for a moment the 
Republican charge that Democrats had 40 years to do something about 
Social Security, but did not set aside one dime in all of that time.
  Well, the charge is quite true, the proof being, of course, that if 
they had, where is the money that they put aside? As everyone who knows 
how Social Security works would attest, there is no real Social 
Security Trust Fund. And funds that come in for Social Security are 
paid out as soon as they come in for the reasons that the previous 
speaker mentioned.
  Is there a Democrat that can deny that? Is there a Democrat that can 
deny that the Democrats controlled this body for 40 years? How truly 
ironic that the very same Democrats that are attacking Republicans for 
setting aside over $1 trillion for Social Security put aside exactly 
zero when they were in the majority.
  This I think is an excellent example of the other side's disregard 
for the truth and the accuracy. Do not seniors deserve better?

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