[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 154 (Thursday, November 4, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H11486]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




ONE PENNY FROM EVERY DOLLAR IS ALL IT WILL TAKE TO SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY 
                     FOR AMERICA'S SENIOR CITIZENS

  (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 cannot believe what I have 
been hearing from President Clinton and his Democrat cohorts in 
Congress over the last few days. It really should not surprise me to 
hear Democrats say we cannot cut any waste, fraud and abuse in 
government. After all, they are not exactly known for their fiscal 
discipline. But still, when they cry out that Federal agencies cannot 
find one cent out of every dollar to cut from their spending that just 
does not ring true, even for them.
  One penny from every dollar is all that it will take to save Social 
Security for America's senior citizens. How can anyone be against this? 
But the Clinton-Gore administration and their friends in Congress are 
against it.
  We passed a very good bill last week, Mr. Speaker. It will strengthen 
Social Security, it will cut waste, fraud and abuse out of the Federal 
bureaucracy but only if the President signs it. It is time for the 
administration to stop protecting bureaucratic mismanagement at the 
expense of working Americans. It is time to stop pretending that it is 
not possible. It is time to do the honest, responsible thing, stop the 
raid on Social Security once and for all.

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