[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 28187]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 LAST WEEK THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS STOPPED THE 30-YEAR RAID ON SOCIAL 
                                SECURITY

  (Mr. TIAHRT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, last week was a truly remarkable week in 
Washington because the Republican Congress stopped the 30-year raid on 
social security. We passed all 13 appropriations bills without touching 
the surplus in the social security trust fund. We did it requiring big 
government in Washington to be a little more responsible with the 
taxpayers' hard-earned money.
  A 1 percent across-the-board reduction in bureaucratic spending will 
mean less waste, fraud, and abuse in government, and it will mean that 
the social security will be there for American retirees. A penny saved 
is a retirement secured.
  Mr. Speaker, this is indeed a great accomplishment. If the President 
vetos our plan to strengthen social security by cutting government 
waste, we will send him another bill that does the very same thing. 
This is no time for political gamesmanship, because the retirement 
security of the millions of Americans is at stake. Strengthening social 
security is a top priority for the Republican Congress, and I sincerely 
hope that the President and his party will join us in meeting that 
goal.

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