[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23806]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       REPUBLICAN BROKEN PROMISES

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, at the beginning of this Congress, the new 
Republican leadership made America a few promises. They said that they 
would finish their work on time, that they would not break the balanced 
budget spending limits, and that they would not spend money from the 
Social Security trust fund.

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  Months later, all we can say about these three promises is broken, 
broken, and broken. The Republicans have not finished their work on 
time. Last week we had to pass an emergency spending measure to prevent 
the government shutdown. The Republicans are breaking the spending 
caps, proposing budget-busting tax cuts for the wealthiest of 
Americans. And their plan to bring spending back in line? Delay the 
small tax credit given to low-income working families, a plan so 
callous even GOP Presidential candidate George Bush denounced it 
saying, ``Republicans should not balance their budget on the backs of 
the poor.''
  Finally, Republicans promised not to take money from Social Security, 
but now the Congressional Budget Office says that the Republicans have 
already taken $16 billion out of the Social Security Trust Fund this 
year. Another promise broken. They have broken the lock-box and they 
have taken the money out and spent the Social Security Trust Fund. 
Promises made, promises broken. That is the legacy of this Congress.

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