[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 144 (Thursday, October 21, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H10619]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              REPUBLICANS ARE NOT SPENDING SOCIAL SECURITY

  (Mr. SESSIONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, today we are listening to political 
debates and discussions on the floor of the House. I well understand 
what is occurring here today. But the truth should not be held hostage. 
The fact of the matter is Republicans for years now have been insisting 
on us not spending Social Security. As a member of the Committee on 
Rules, we are under instructions by Dick Armey, the majority leader, 
that there can be no spending bill that comes on the floor of the House 
of Representatives that would spend Social Security for next year.
  In fact, as we now see in yesterday's paper, the chief of staff for 
the White House says, ``The Republicans' key goal is not to spend the 
Social Security surplus.'' For the first time in 39 years, this year 
not one penny of Social Security was used to fund the government 
operations. I am proud of what Republicans are doing, and the American 
public can know that the truth of the matter is that we will make sure 
from this day forward with the new budget that not one penny of Social 
Security will be spent.

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