Jack Kingston: “the Republican Party continues to work on the B.E.S.T. agenda for the American people. B stands for building up the…”

“the Republican Party continues to work on the B.E.S.T. agenda for the American people. B stands for building up the military and looking after our veterans and military retirees and active duty personnel. E stands for excellence in education, local control, where the dollars go to the teacher in the classroom, not Washington bureaucrats. The S is for preserving and strengthening Social Security. A major accomplishment of Republicans in Congress was to say to the President, don't just preserve 62 percent of the surplus, preserve 100 percent. And let's quit spending that money on roads and bridges. Also, let us protect Medicare and pay down the debt. Our budget pays down the public debt by the year 2013. As a father, I think that is one of the best things that I can go home and talk about. Then the T in the word ``best'' stands for tax relief. After we fulfill our obligations in Social Security, Medicare and debt reduction, let us return the overpayment in government to the American people. They work 50 and 60 hours a week. Money does not grow on trees. It does not come from Washington. It comes from hardworking taxpayers. Let us return the money to them.”