Peggy Flanagan: “For 25 years the Democrats could not or would not balance our budget. For 25 years the Democrats played games with…”

“For 25 years the Democrats could not or would not balance our budget. For 25 years the Democrats played games with America's books. For 25 years they recklessly placed Social Security in jeopardy. Well, at long last there is finally some good news because we Republicans will stand firm for all of our people, especially our seniors. Republicans will ensure we have a real balanced budget in place and that Social Security will be soundly protected. We are not going to play games and flap at the jaw like the Democrats who could not produce in 25 years. I say to my colleagues, ``Work with us, and watch us do it right before your eyes now, in real time, so that all of our people, especially our seniors, folks like my mom and dad who are counting on Social Security, will say, `Thank goodness we have a new Republican majority'.''”