We believe that helping these countries help themselves is done more effectively with trade, not necessarily foreign aid. We will continue to find ways to improve retirement security for our nation's seniors, by addressing the long-term problems that face our Social Security system, our Medicare system, and our pension system. We will fight to keep the Social Security surplus dedicated only to retirement security. We will also continue to fight for the principles of a smaller and smarter government. We will continue to fight against government waste, unnecessary government power and undue government influence.
Government does have an important role to play in the lives of the American people.
The people shouldn't be forced to work for the government. I want to thank my colleagues for the great trust they have placed in me over the course of this session.