[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16212]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   NEW SURPLUS AND FISCAL DISCIPLINE

  (Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, the people sent us here to do a 
job. They sent us here to preserve Social Security and Medicare. We 
must save Social Security and Medicare first before squandering any of 
the Social Security surplus or any other government surplus.
  Paying down the Federal debt is truly the greatest gift we can give 
to our children and our grandchildren. Paying down the Federal debt 
means lower interest rates for a working family, more capital available 
for small businesses, and a brighter future for our children.
  Let us not get carried away with this budget surplus feeding frenzy. 
Let us remain disciplined, focused, and fiscally conservative. The time 
to fix the roof is now, while the sun is shining.

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