Jack Kingston: “Republicans, we have been guilty, and Democrats, they have been guilty, have spent this money in the past. But this…”

“Republicans, we have been guilty, and Democrats, they have been guilty, have spent this money in the past. But this Congress has not done it, and so the fact that we are having this dialogue is great. Here is a chart from the Congressional Budget Office that certifies that we are not spending social security money. This is a number that came from the Congressional Budget Office or our congressional bean counters on October 27, last week. It said, projected on-budget surplus, $1 billion, under the congressional scoring system. This is from a neutral third party saying that we have not spent social security money. But again, this is historic that we have this opportunity. I kind of get a little bit charged up, and we do have some finger-pointing, some good bipartisan finger-pointing, in the morning, in the 1-minutes, where Members are saying, they are spending the money, they are not spending the money. Well, it is good that at least we consider this debatable, because it has not been. Again, both parties have been guilty of it, but this Congress is different. It is such a great position to be in now. But we have to continue with the waste and abuse or we are not going to be able to have these bragging rights come adjournment next week or next month.”