[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14592]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      RETURN SURPLUS TO TAXPAYERS

  (Mr. FOSSELLA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOSSELLA. Mr. Speaker, today there were reports that Washington 
is awash in a surplus to the tune of projected $1 trillion. Well, 
congratulations to the American taxpayer. There are a lot of folks who 
would like to take credit for the surpluses. We all know where it is 
generated from, and that is the hard work of millions of Americans, who 
get up to work every single morning, sometimes 6, 7 days a week, 
sometimes 2 or 3 jobs, to generate this surplus.
  I would just encourage everybody in Washington to remind themselves 
of that fact, and that when it comes time to spend that money, that 
they set aside enough back to the taxpayers so they can spend it on 
their families and to continue to grow our economy as it has been 
growing like no time before.
  As it relates to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Bonilla) and the San 
Antonio Spurs, congratulations, but there is also next year for our 
Knicks fans.

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