Posted on 09/11/2001 1:20:48 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:46:38 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The House Budget Committee today will consider legislation that would cut spending in fiscal 2002 to make up for amounts borrowed from the Social Security surplus in fiscal 2001.
The idea was conceived by committee chairman Rep. Jim Nussle, Iowa Republican, and got the green light last night from House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, Illinois Republican.
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