Teachers: `Give us the dough',DeLay is assailed at rally over delay in vot

[Judi Lynn]

Nov. 24, 2003, 10:28PM

Teachers: `Give us the dough'
DeLay is assailed at rally over delay in vote on benefits
By JO ANN ZUÑIGA
Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle
Teachers wanted none of the punch and cookies U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay's office staff offered them Monday, spread out on a table that welcomed educators challenging his position on Social Security benefits.

"We don't want cookies," the teachers responded with a chant. "Give us the dough."

About 300 public school employees from Houston, Fort Bend, Brazosport and other school districts rallied at DeLay's Stafford office, blaming the House majority leader for not bringing to a floor vote House Resolution Bill 594, the Social Security Fairness Act.

The Act, which has enough votes to pass in the House, would allow teachers and other government employees who have had other jobs to receive full Social Security benefits. DeLay has said the bill could bankrupt Social Security. (snip/...)

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2247912