Some say that growing federal surplus means Washington has more money to spend.

Those who endorse the Bush tax plan do not see any need to maintain a large federal budget surplus.

There is still some doubt about whether the federal budget surplus will appear as forecast.

Republicans propose using the federal budget surplus to finance a tax cut.

Today the roles seem to be reversed, at least when it comes to spending the federal surplus.

The problem has been reduced in recent years by the emergence of huge federal budget surpluses.

The bill was offered in response to a federal budget surplus in the mid-1850s.

Their goal is not just to put the growing federal budget surplus to use on their terms.

Congress should rescind those parts of the tax cut that are to take effect years from now, before the federal surplus is gone completely.

They are also examining making tax cuts contingent on the size of the federal surplus.