[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 23347]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



        THE REPUBLICANS NEED TO GET THEIR HEADS OUT OF THE SAND

  (Mr. LEWIS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Republicans launched 
a new ad campaign accusing the Democrats of dipping into the Social 
Security surplus.

  In these ads, Republicans vowed to draw a line in the sand. It is 
time for the Republicans to get their heads out of the sand. Their own 
spending plan for next year takes $18 billion out of the Social 
Security surplus. Instead of running attack ads, it is time we start 
working together to pass a budget that addresses the needs of the 
American people.

  The American people, working families, seniors, and children, are 
waiting for this Congress to stand up and do something. The truth will 
set us free. The truth will liberate us all. It is time for us all to 
put our cards on the table. It is time for the Republicans to tell the 
truth. Speak the truth to the American people. That is what the 
American people deserve. That is what they need and that is what they 
want.

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