[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 27280]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



               REPUBLICANS ARE PROTECTING SOCIAL SECURITY

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, for 30 years, the liberal Washington big 
spenders have mortgaged America's future. For 30 years they have raided 
Social Security to pay for more and bigger government programs. The 
Washington big spenders have put big government programs ahead of 
retirement security for hardworking Americans. Thankfully this 
Republican-led Congress has changed that. We have put the Social 
Security surplus in a lockbox and we are not spending a dime of it.
  I would ask our Democratic leadership colleagues on the other side to 
once and for all stop the raid on Social Security, stop throwing away 
taxpayers money on wasteful government programs. This country must move 
forward with a responsible and balanced fiscal budget.
  Republicans are holding a Federal Government spring cleaning today. 
We are getting rid of the unnecessary and redundant programs, we are 
peeling back the layers of bureaucracy and we are throwing out the 
President's request to raise taxes and spend more money on wasteful 
government programs. To the Democratic leadership, I ask for the sake 
of America's future that you join with Republicans and stop the raid on 
Social Security and protect our fiscal household.




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