[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 141 (Friday, October 9, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H10223]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     THE PRESIDENT IS MISLEADING US

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, do you remember the quote? 
The President said,

       I am not against tax cuts, but I am against using the 
     surplus for tax cuts or spending programs until we save 
     Social Security.

  That is the President's quote.
  Well, the President cannot have it both ways. How do my colleagues 
think he plans to pay for the $25 billion in new spending that he is 
demanding from us? He is holding this Congress hostage for $25 billion 
of our hard-earned dollars. Right out of the surplus and Social 
Security, of course. This is the same surplus he claims he wants to 
protect and save for Social Security.
  Do not be fooled, America. The President is misleading us. He is 
spending the surplus. He is not saving every penny for Social Security. 
He is using it to grow the government instead of growing our family's 
bank account where the surplus ought to be.

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