Jack Kingston: “Let me read you another quote that is interesting. Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder, when asked if the…”

“Let me read you another quote that is interesting. Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder, when asked if the administration's position is we should not reduce the size of the Federal budget, he responded, ``That would certainly be the view of the administration.'' That was a quote from last Tuesday, October 26. You know, we are just saying get the waste out of here. I have got a quote right here from Dick Gephardt that was from October 24, 1999, and when asked about spending Social Security funds, he says, ``I understand there is a feeling now that since we have a surplus, and since we got to get ready for the baby-boomers, that we really ought to try to spend as little of it as possible, and none, if possible.'' Well, you know, that is leaving the door cracked. And, you know, again our budget says cut out the waste and you can do it. A couple of other examples. I do not know if you are aware of this, but approximately 26,000 dead people receive food stamps to the tune of $8.5 million. That would feed a lot of live people. Maybe we should concentrate on those who are not dead and maybe more people would do better. That would be a little healthier. Supplemental Security Income fraud, and this is a special, basically, payment to people, fraud that exceeds $1 billion a year, including a convicted murderer who has been on death row for 14 years and received $75,000 a year in SSI benefits.”