[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 144 (Thursday, October 21, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H10617]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   TIME TO SLAM DOOR ON PRESIDENT'S PLANS FOR MORE TAXES AND RAIDING 
                            SOCIAL SECURITY

  (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, President Clinton has opened the door 
to one of massive tax increases on working Americans and raiding Social 
Security to finance Washington's spending.
  Revenues are flooding into the Treasury at record levels, but the 
President says that is not enough. As the percentage of GDP or income 
or however we want to look at it, taxes are at an all-time high. But 
the President says they have to be higher.
  We squandered billions in Russia. We have got hundreds of wasteful or 
questionable programs, paid billions each year to so-called 
consultants. And still the President says we need more money because he 
just cannot find anything in the budget he wants to cut. He would 
rather raise taxes or dip into the Social Security surplus.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people want to tell the President no, they 
do not want the President's higher taxes. This body does not want his 
higher taxes. Remember the vote, 419-0. They do not want him to take a 
step backward and raid Social Security. They do not want more spending 
and bigger Government.
  It is time to slam a door on the President's plans for more taxes and 
raiding Social Security.

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