[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 19, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H944]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         IN A WARTIME BUDGET, CONGRESS PUTS FIRST THINGS FIRST

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, we are not raiding Social 
Security, not one penny. Back home in the Lone Star State, we say, 
``Don't mess with Texas.'' To the terrorists, I say, ``Don't mess with 
the U.S.'' We are at war, and this is a wartime budget, putting first 
things first.
  Here are three of them:
  National security tops the list, homeland security tops the list, and 
economic security tops the list. Also, this will be the largest 
increase in defense spending in over 20 years.
  This wartime budget gives President Bush all the resources necessary 
to meet the Nation's top priorities: winning the war, strengthening our 
homeland security, investing in the future of our Armed Forces, and 
keeping our promises to our veterans.
  A vote for this wartime budget is a vote for America's freedom. A 
vote for this wartime budget is a vote for America's security.

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