[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 86 (Friday, June 24, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H5105]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PRIVATIZING SOCIAL SECURITY

  (Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, Members of the House, I 
do not know what it is about the Republicans, but despite overwhelming 
opposition by the American people across the board against the 
privatization of Social Security, they bring out yet another plan to 
privatize Social Security. They bring out another plan to privatize 
Social Security, to raid the Social Security trust fund, and to 
undermine the solvency of Social Security.
  Three points to their plan. Undermine the solvency of Social 
Security; raid what is left of the Social Security trust fund; and to 
privatize Social Security, all of which the American public 
overwhelmingly disagrees with and has disagreed with whether it is 
presented by the President or by the Republicans in Congress.
  A Republican got up here a few minutes ago and said we want to do 
this because these people can spend their money better than the 
government. I would remind that young woman that she is the government. 
The Republicans control the White House, the House and the Senate. And 
since they have controlled those three bodies, they have taken $700 
billion out of the Social Security trust fund; $700 billion they have 
raided to date, and now they want to close the deal and take the rest 
of the money out of the Social Security trust fund.

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