the gentleman from Iowa just attacked my positions as a ``tax and spender.'' I would point out that when he took over as chairman of the Committee on the Budget, this committee was running a large surplus; and under his magnificent leadership he has managed to return us to deficits of over $300 billion when you count the Social Security account. Taxes and spending may be bad, but taxes and borrowing is a whole lot worse.
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