[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 25161]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



      NO TAX INCREASES OR RAIDS ON THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND

  (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.
  Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, notwithstanding the unwavering opposition of 
President Clinton and his free-spending allies in this Congress, 
American taxpayers are now enjoying a budget surplus for the first time 
in a generation. One might think that the President would be willing to 
share some of that surplus with working American families. After all, 
they created the surplus with their hard work and their tax dollars.
  Tax relief perhaps? Not a chance. Incredibly the White House instead 
proposes either, A, more taxes or, B, a raid on the Social Security 
Trust Fund to pay for yet more government spending programs.
  Mr. Speaker, this is one Member of Congress who is more than willing 
to stay here until Christmas if that is what it takes to stave off 
another tax grab by the Clinton administration or a raid on the Social 
Security Trust Fund. American families are taxed more than enough. 
Leave them alone, Mr. President, and keep your hands off their Social 
Security. Stop the raid.

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