Elizabeth Furse: “here we are again. In 1993 we passed a budget here, only Democrats voted for it, that brought us to this situation where…”

“here we are again. In 1993 we passed a budget here, only Democrats voted for it, that brought us to this situation where we now may have a surplus. Only Democrats voted for that budget, yet suddenly the Republicans are saying, well, let us give a tax cut now that we have a surplus. Mr. Speaker, I do not think there is a Member in this House who does not find in their public meetings somebody who says: Congresswoman, Congressman, I am really worried there will not be Social Security there for me when I get to that age. Well, why are we talking about tax cuts? There is not a real surplus until we stop borrowing from Social Security. Mr. Speaker, what Democrats want to do is make sure we protect Social Security, we make sure the surplus stays in Social Security so you, our children, our seniors, will have that guarantee there. It is an outrage to start talking about a tax cut. Yes, Democrats would like to give out a tax cut, but not until we say: Do not borrow from Social Security, make sure that Social Security is protected.”