[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 30008]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  MINORITY LEADER SHOULD COME HOME AND JOIN THE FIGHT TO SAVE SOCIAL 
                                SECURITY

  (Mr. HAYWORTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I am so sorry the gentleman from New York 
left the Chamber, because I would be happy to offer a current events 
quiz. Here is the question: Where was the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. 
Gephardt), minority leader of the United States House, yesterday?
  Answer: Raising campaign funds on the West Coast.
  But I thought he wanted to reform campaigns. Oh, but not necessarily 
so. And besides, we all know, Mr. Speaker, that for that crowd to talk 
about campaign finance reform is a bit akin to having Bonnie and Clyde 
come out for tougher penalties against bank robbery.
  But at any rate, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Gephardt) was away.
  How can we get our work done? He should have a seat at the table, and 
he should join with us to save one penny on the dollar for every dollar 
of discretionary spending, so that the government can live within its 
means and quit the raid and continue to cease the raid on the Social 
Security Trust Fund.
  Mr. Speaker, I would invite the minority leader to come back to town 
and go to work and join with us and realize that a penny saved is 
retirement security.

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