[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 19184]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



POLITICS AS USUAL WHEN IT COMES TO SPENDING THE MONEY OF THE PEOPLE OF 
                                AMERICA

  (Mr. KINGSTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KINGSTON. Madam Speaker, it is politics as usual when it comes to 
spending our money, the money of the people of America.
  The Republican approach is three-fold. Number one, the Republican 
party wants to preserve 100 percent of the social security surplus as 
compared to 62 percent that the President wants to protect.
  Now, we do this, we put aside $1.9 trillion for social security and 
Medicare, and the second thing we do is we pay down the debt, $2 
trillion, as seen on this chart. The third thing we do, and only after 
social security, Medicare, and debt reduction, we return to American 
people their money for overpayment on taxes.
  The President's attitude is somewhat epitomized in this statement: 
``We could give the surplus all back to you and hope you spend it 
right.'' Gee, whiz, people of America, Bill Clinton can spend your 
money better than you can spend it. Does that not make us feel good?
  All I can say is, the people in America must not know how to spend 
money at all, judging by the responsibility exhibited over at the White 
House the past 2 years.
  Let me say this, this is Americans' money. It ought to go back to 
them.

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