Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, as I just begin my remarks in opposition to the Rangel substitute and in support of an effort to save Social Security and eliminate the marriage tax penalty, I might just use the Democrats, my friends on the other side of the aisle's own rhetoric. If you think about it, everything they have been claiming, they have admitted they have been raiding is the Social Security trust fund for 28 years. In fact, I believe a Democratic President, President Johnson, I think started that process in 1969. Now, thanks to a Republican Congress, for the first time since 1969, we have a $1.6 trillion budget surplus, money that we can use to save Social Security and eliminate the marriage tax penalty. The gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel) in his substitute basically says 'Let's save Social Security and let's give a tax cut to Wall Street, but let's forget about Main Street.' It is interesting that the Rangel substitute chooses Wall Street and stiffs Main Street. Republicans, we want to save Social Security, and we also want to eliminate the marriage tax penalty, and our legislation will help 28 million married couples.”