The president came into the negotiations and wanted to spend as much as possible of the surplus. But I can tell you, Mr. and Mrs. America, for the most part, your surplus is still intact.

It won't happen as long as Clinton is president,

I guess I'm a little disappointed in the president who says unless you're willing to do everything my way I will characterize you as being unwilling to do anything. Those are not the fair terms for debate. And quite frankly, Mr. President, you know better than that. You know how much our heart is in educating these children,

Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision.

There's one big difference between me and the others -- I won't take every last dime of the surplus and spend it on tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthy. I'll use the bulk of the surplus to secure Social Security far into the future to keep our promise to the greatest generation.

Programs that pay farmers not to farm often devastate rural areas. The reductions hurt everyone from fertilizer companies to tractor salesmen.