H250 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 19, 1999 do to strengthen them. It is parents ranked 6th nationally in rushing de- season. Both players started every and it is teachers that know what is fense, and had one of the best overall game, and provided much needed sup- best for our children, and they are the defenses in the Nation. port to the offensive effort. Bryson, ones that we must empower. The Vol offense, led by now departed who started every game as fullback, The Dollars to the Classroom Act sig- offensive coordinator , rushed in one game for over 200 yards nals a dramatic shift in how Federal who took the top spot at the Univer- on 21 carries with four touchdowns. education dollars are delivered to our sity of Mississippi, powered through Mercedes Hamilton, who started Nation’s schools. In today’s system, opponents all season long. The new of- every game as offensive right guard, too many precious education dollars fensive coordinator is not new to ag- was a key blocker who helped lead the get lost in the bureaucracy, in the red gressive and successful play. Coach Vol offensive running game. Mr. tape. This money must be spent in the , who took over the of- Speaker, without a doubt, most quar- classrooms, not on more bureaucracy. fensive reins during the , terbacks would rather not have had to That is why the Dollars to the Class- was previously the quarterbacks and follow a player like . room Act is so important. It represents running backs coach at UT. However, , the fantastic what our schools should be, schools Coach Sanders’ first game saw his of- leader of the Tennessee offense, rose to where parents and local school dis- fense perform exceptionally well the challenge. tricts decide what is the best way to against the tough Florida State de- Under enormous pressure, Martin teach their children, not Washington. fense. The Volunteer offense had a tre- posted a tremendous season, complet- This legislation requires that 95 per- mendous season indeed, averaging over ing an NCAA record 24 consecutive cent of Federal funds be spent in the 211 yards rushing per game, leading the passes in a 2-game period against Ala- classrooms. This is one of our Repub- SEC and ranking among the top na- bama and South Carolina. lican education proposals. Currently tionally. His favorite receiver, , only 65 percent of funds actually reach Mr. Speaker, who else could assemble was another Vol who certainly lived classrooms for our children. They are such a great coaching talent and staff unto his name Peerless. He led the Vols spent here in the bureaucracy. but the greatest athletic director in with 61 catches for over 900 yards in Our children are our future leaders. the Nation, Doug Dickey? Coach 1998, and finished his career ranked It is strong moves like these that will Dickey has had amazing success in his third on UT’s all-time list for recep- improve our local schools, and improve career at UT. As head football coach tions and receiving yards, and also had the quality of life for every American. from 1964 through ’69, Coach Dickey a 100-yard kickoff return against Ala- I urge support for the Dollars to the put the UT football program back on bama. Classroom Act. the map, winning two SEC champion- Mr. Speaker, there were many key f ships and leading the Vols to high na- players and others that made this sea- tional rankings in several bowl game son a very special one for the Vols. As SPECIAL ORDERS appearances. I said before, the Fiesta Bowl gave the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. For the last 13 years Coach Dickey Vols their second national title in 47 LAHOOD). Under the Speaker’s an- has been a true leader in the field of years. nounced policy of January 6, 1999, and college athletics, and has built the Uni- The 1951 Volunteers, led by the Great under a previous order of the House, versity of Tennessee into a sports pow- Coach, General Robert Neyland, was the last the following Members will be recog- erhouse in the NCAA. Additionally, his Tennessee team to win the National cham- nized for 5 minutes each. efforts to build scholarship fundraising pionship. Some of the greatest names in Ten- f have led to an increase in UT’s level of nessee football history came from that very giving from $800,000 to more than $9 TRIBUTE TO THE TENNESSEE team. Names like: Jim Haslam, Col. Gene million annually to the athletic de- VOLUNTEERS FOOTBALL TEAM Moeller, Gordon Polofsky, Bill ``Moose'' partment. Barbish, Herky Payne, Tex Davis, Boomer The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Mr. Speaker, the people I have men- Boring, Any Myers, Pat Shires, Doug Atkins, previous order of the House, the gen- tioned thus far have contributed a Andy Kozar, Bob Davis, Bill Addonizio, John tleman from Tennessee (Mr. DUNCAN) is great amount to the success of the UT Michels, and Don Bordinger all shaped the recognized for 5 minutes. football program, but they alone could history of Tennessee football and put the vol- Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, I have not have done it without a host of unteers on the map of NCAA football often said that in my district, the col- great Volunteer athletes. The Volun- powerhouses. ors orange and white are almost as pa- teer football squad achieved a perfect I know that the players of the 1951 team are triotic as red, white, and blue. That is season last year, and joined the 1951 extremely proud of the players and coaches of because orange and white represents Volunteers as the only other national the 1998 Volunteers. the official colors of the University of championship team in Tennessee foot- Finally Mr. Speaker, this year brought an Tennessee and the Tennessee Volun- ball history. end to the most outstanding teers football team, now the undis- The championship team was led by radio show in the history of the game. The puted NCAA national football cham- four captains, all of whom brought out- ``Voice of the Vols'' John Ward and his partner pion. standing leadership and exciting action Bill Anderson stepped down after the Fiesta Mr. Speaker, just a few short weeks to the Volunteer team. All American Bowl on January 4th. For over 30 years, Ward ago the Tennessee Vols completed a linebacker and co-Captain and Anderson have given Tennessee football perfect 13–0 season and earned their was the emotional leader of the Vol de- fans around the world chill bumps, calling first national championship in 47 years. fensive team, and perhaps in the big- every game with a heartfelt passion that is Under the eye of the great coach gest game of the season Al Wilson second to none in college football. The two , the winningest active broke the single game individual are the longest-running broadcast pair in Divi- coach in the NCAA, who has now won ‘‘caused fumble’’ record in a match-up sion 1±A college football. about 85 percent of his games as the against Florida. Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the newly head coach, the Vols captured their Co-Captain and placekicker Jeff Hall crowned NCAA National Champion Ten- second consecutive SEC championship. had an amazing season, earning the nessee Volunteers and everyone who has To top it all off, Coach Fulmer was SEC all-time scoring record with 371 contributed to their perfect season. Go Vols! named both the SEC and National points in his career. He also had a Football Coach of the Year. game-winning field goal at the buzzer, f Many other people also have helped to win the season opener against Syra- make this past season more memorable cuse. More importantly, Jeff hall was THE SURPLUS AND SOCIAL than ever. The Vols defense, led by de- named an academic All-American and SECURITY fensive coordinator John Chavis, held 7 SEC player. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a opponents to 14 points or less and 8 to Co-Captain and Mer- previous order of the House, the gen- under 100 yards rushing this season. cedes Hamilton helped the Vol offense tleman from Michigan (Mr. SMITH) is The Vol defense ended the 1998 season dominate opponents throughout the recognized for 5 minutes. January 19, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H251 Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speak- have a great opportunity, Mr. Speaker, that not a dime of America’s social se- er, reports today indicate that the Of- to move ahead with truly saving social curity savings should be used for any- fice of Management and Budget is esti- security. It should not be just verbiage thing except social security, and that mating that there will be a $4.5 trillion that is politically popular, it should is what this bill will ensure. It will en- surplus over the next 15 years. I think make tough decisions to come up with sure that within the next 10 years the that is a tribute to the efforts of this a social security bill that can be scored three-quarters of a trillion dollars Chamber, of the Senate, and of the by the actuaries to keep social security owed to social security will be replaced President to work at reducing the ex- solvent over this next 100 years. with these marketable interest-bearing penditures of the Federal Government. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to securities. It is also a tribute to the tremendous look at the serious matters of social se- I also believe that as we look at the market-oriented system of free enter- curity and of medicare and to take this projections of $4.5 trillion in surpluses prise that we have in this country, opportunity of surpluses coming in to over the next 15 years, it will do us lit- where business has decided to expand this government as an opportunity to tle good to take credit for what we and offer more job opportunities which fix those two important programs. have done in terms of balancing the has resulted in a lower unemployment f budget and reducing expenditures if we rate in this country. TIME IS RIGHT TO SAVE SOCIAL simply return to the old practice of tax I am particularly interested that re- SECURITY TRUST FUND and spend, not putting in place a plan ports show that the President is sug- that is dedicated to setting aside gesting that $2.8 trillion be dedicated The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. money year by year, by statute, with a to social security. The question over LAHOOD). Under a previous order of the program which will, by 2013, have re- the next several months is whether or House, the gentleman from California funded this money. not the President is willing to offer (Mr. ROYCE) is recognized for 5 min- Now clearly this is not the only chal- utes. this Congress a proposal that can be lenge that social security faces, this Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, the time is scored by the Social Security Adminis- three-quarters of a trillion dollar debt now to save the Social Security Trust that has been borrowed out of that tration and their actuaries as keeping Fund. And I say that because it has trust fund. That is not the only chal- social security solvent. been 30 years that the Federal Govern- lenge, because we as a society have It has been all too easy in the past ment has run chronic budget deficits, seen demographic shifts. We know that for politicians in the House of Rep- until last year. We were looking, 4 we used to have more people working resentatives and in the Senate and the years ago, at budget deficits which for every person who is retired. We President to tweak at the fringes while were $200 billion a year, and we antici- indicating that we have to save social pated that they would go out as far as used to have four people per family, security. The fact that there have been the eye could see. But, instead, we took and now we have two people per family, surpluses coming in from the social se- some actions in the Congress. We and that means that the number of curity tax indicates that American slowed the rate of growth of govern- people that are working relative to the workers are being overtaxed for social ment spending and we reformed wel- number of people who are retired are security benefits and contributions to fare. shifting from four-to-one to two-to- the theoretical trust fund. I say ‘‘theo- We reformed welfare, and close to 40 one. retical trust fund’’ because it really percent of the people on welfare are Then we have a second problem. It is does not exist. now in working jobs. When we slowed not really a problem. It is something When it becomes time sometime in the rate of government growth and actually we should feel proud about. the area between 2007 and 2013 that brought the revenues and expenditures But when social security came into there are less revenues coming in from into balance and eliminated much of being, people lived to 68 years of age, social security taxes than is needed to the wasteful government spending, we and then it went to 78, and then 88. And pay benefits, the Federal Government found that the interest rates dropped who knows what the future will bring? has three choices: We can borrow more by 2 full percentage points, and this But one thing we do know, we cannot from the public, we can reduce existing has helped the economy. continue to borrow out of the Social expenditures to come up with the addi- When we instituted the cut in the Security Trust Fund and not have a tional money needed to pay benefits, or capital gains tax to 20 percent and re- plan to take care of the fact that a we can increase taxes on workers. duced that capital gains tax, we found larger and larger percentage of our so- ciety are going to be seniors who are b 1430 that that further stimulated the econ- omy. As a matter of fact, it brought in living longer and are going to be need- In the past, many times when there more in revenue than we had raised off ing to depend on that social security. is shortage of money, we have simply the capital gains tax, a higher tax, the So, yes, there are other long-term increased the tax on American work- prior year. So we have cut taxes. changes we need to make in the pro- ers. Since 1971, Mr. Speaker, taxes, so- We have instituted a $500 per child gram. But as we begin to plan for those cial security taxes, on working Ameri- tax credit. At the same time, we have long-term changes, it is absolutely es- cans have been increased 36 times. balanced the budget so that now we sential that we dig ourselves out of the More often than once a year we have have a surplus instead of a deficit. hole that we have put ourselves in over increased those taxes. So what should we do with that sur- the last 30 years and replenish the ac- Now I want to come back to the word plus? My bill, H.R. 160, would designate count, starting this year. And we can ‘‘surplus.’’ The surplus coming in from 90 percent of the total budget surplus do it with H.R. 160. And that is why I the Social Security Trust Fund, in cer- to buy marketable U.S. securities that urge my colleagues, please cosponsor tain respects, can be considered taxing are out on the market. They are inter- this bill. Let us not just have the rhet- those workers for more than is nec- est bearing. oric, let us have a plan in place that essary to meet the benefits. So I think Right now what we have in that trust starts today, and over the next 10 years there is merit in saying to the Amer- fund is $757 billion worth of IOUs, replenishes that trust fund. ican workers, we are going to give three-quarters of a trillion dollars of f some of that money back to them, that IOUs that we print up and put in a they have been paying more than what drawer, in a file folder, and we say this AMERICA MUST ENSURE THAT is needed to pay those benefits. is an asset. Well, how about replacing GENOCIDE IS STOPPED I think when the President suggests those IOUs with marketable U.S. secu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a that some of those monies be invested rities, a true asset, which is interest previous order of the House, the gen- in the capital market, that is consist- bearing? And we can do this if we show tleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER) is ent with what many of us have been the same discipline that we showed recognized for 5 minutes. suggesting for the last several years; over the last 4 years as we eliminated Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise with that we need to increase the return on that budget deficit. a combination of deep sorrow and great the investment from the tax money That is why I am asking my col- anger. Numerous times on the floor of coming in from Social Security. We leagues to cosponsor this bill. I believe this House I have risen and talked