Elijah Cummings: “when some extra change comes our way, put it somewhere safe for a rainy day. As old as this adage may seem, it is a life…”

“when some extra change comes our way, put it somewhere safe for a rainy day. As old as this adage may seem, it is a life lesson that has escaped some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. Our grandmothers who planted this concept in our ears while giving us a few extra dollars might now frown upon the careless proposals set forth by the GOP with respect to our budget surplus. With the rainy days that many forecast, the budget surplus should be put in the safest places. The budget surplus should be put in Social Security for the rainy day FY 2023, where some predict the fund may face depletion. It should be placed in Medicare to protect us from the rainy day of rising costs in the area of cost care for our elderly. It should be used to begin wiping away the cloud of our national debt. The grandparents who shared their wisdom are the same people who will benefit from our responsible actions. Let us follow the advice of those who know best. Let us strengthen Social Security and Medicare. Let us pay down the national debt. Let us use our budget surplus to safeguard against a coming rainy day.”