[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 33 (Thursday, March 17, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H1625]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 MORALITY LACKING IN REPUBLICAN BUDGET

  (Ms. LEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the Republican 
budget. This budget is fiscally reckless, morally irresponsible and 
represents a failure of leadership.
  The budget slashes funding that provides a vital lifeline to our most 
vulnerable communities. It cuts funding for support of housing for the 
disabled by 50 percent. Where is the morality in turning our back on 
the disabled?
  This budget will dramatically cut housing opportunities for people 
living with AIDS. Where is the morality in forcing people living with 
AIDS to choose between medication and housing?
  At the same time, this budget seeks to extend tax cuts to the most 
wealthy. Where is the morality in turning people out into the streets 
in order to pay for these tax cuts?
  As a person of deep religious conviction, I know that there is 
nothing moral about balancing the budget on the backs of those who can 
least afford it. A moral budget does not seek to punish the least of 
these.
  Mr. Speaker, this is an example, a gross example of the moral 
irresponsibility of the Republican budget.

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