[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 26, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H10774]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HANDS OFF THE SOCIAL SECURITY SURPLUS

  (Mr. HAYWORTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I listened with great interest to my 
colleague from Texas, because he proves a seminal point in this budget 
debate: there is no program under the aegis of the left that is worthy 
of realizing any savings.
  That is the bottom line. This entire debate is about our friends of 
the liberal persuasion wanting to spend more and more and more and more 
of the American people's money.
  Now, what we are talking about is a fairly generous sum, over $1.7 
trillion, in this year's budget. We simply say hands off the Social 
Security surplus. Do not spend it on non-Americans, as the President 
wants to do in vetoing our foreign aid bill. Let us put our Nation's 
interests first. Let us be good stewards of the American people's tax 
dollar.
  For every $10 spent, we can realize a savings certainly of 13 cents. 
But, then again, Mr. Speaker, I understand this is Washington; and, 
then again, there are those who will defend waste.

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