Vito Fossella: “the interesting point here is we are from all parts of this country: New York, Illinois, Wisconsin, South Dakota…”

“the interesting point here is we are from all parts of this country: New York, Illinois, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Colorado, Texas. I think we represent really what the heart and soul of what the American people want from us. That is, those are the folks who work hard every single day to send that money back home, because ultimately in life we have a choice. We have a choice here in Washington, by sending people who want to spend that money, much of it unnecessarily, or send it back home where it belongs, and at the same time set aside money where it belongs in the social security trust fund so it is not treated as a slush fund instead of a trust fund. That is the decision that is going to be made every single day of this Congress and the next. I believe strongly, despite what the polls say, despite what the pundits say, that the people at home in my district on Staten Island and Brooklyn, and in that of the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Weller), feel they pay too much in taxes. I say we give them that $1,400. Would they prefer to spend it back in Illinois?…”