[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 26, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H10775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  A PENNY SAVED IS RETIREMENT SECURED

  (Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment 
to set the record straight. Despite the accusations being lodged by the 
Democrat tax-and-spend caucus, the Republican plan to save Social 
Security for millions of Americans does not mandate cutting any 
government programs. It does not touch Medicare, Medicaid, veterans' 
pensions, food stamps, or any other important benefits program.
  Instead, it makes the heads of Federal agencies more accountable for 
how they spend the taxpayers' hard-earned money. We are telling them we 
think they can do better and we are telling them they must work to 
eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in their agencies, because if they 
don't, they will jeopardize the retirement security for three 
generations of Americans.
  No longer will Congress stand idly by as the Washington big spenders 
live like parasites off the retirement dollars of working Americans. 
The Republican Congress will set aside 1 penny of every Federal dollar 
to meet our commitment to the American people. A penny saved is 
retirement secured.

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