Mark Souder: “we have heard a lot today and we will hear a lot more in the future about who is saving social security, but there is a…”

“we have heard a lot today and we will hear a lot more in the future about who is saving social security, but there is a key fact we should keep in mind. That is, for 40 years the Democrats held control of this House. The number of times they worked to save social security was somewhere around zero. The important thing here is not whether we talk, but whether we do. Today in the Committee on Education and the Workforce we are considering a bill called Ed-Flex, to give local and State governments more flexibility, and allowing school boards more flexibility in education. Similar bills are being considered on the Senate floor. We are actually doing something about what other people talk about. It is a bipartisan effort. The gentleman from Delaware (Mr. Castle), the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Roemer), and others from both sides of the aisle are reaching forth. Will the Democratic Party join with us in trying to give flexibility?”