[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26811]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



             DAY 152 IN THE LOCKBOX BILL HOSTAGE SITUATION

  (Mr. VITTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VITTER. Mr. Speaker, on Sunday we reached a milestone in the wait 
for the other body to consider the lockbox bill this House passed on 
May 26. Sunday was day 150 since the Lockbox bill of the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Herger) to protect Social Security from the 
Congressional big spenders passed this House by the overwhelming vote 
of 416 to 12.
  That is right. On Sunday, when President Clinton's supporters were on 
TV talk shows accusing the Republican Congress of threatening Social 
Security, it was exactly 150 days since those very Clinton supporters 
took the Lockbox bill hostage. They refused to allow a vote to stop the 
raid on Social Security forever. Now it has been 152 days since this 
body passed the Lockbox bill, and the other body has not acted.
  Mr. Speaker, House Republicans are committed to stopping the raid on 
Social Security, now and in the years to come. We hope the President 
will join us by offering real leadership to pass a real Lockbox bill.

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