[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 42 (Wednesday, April 5, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H1459]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    WOMEN AND THE REPUBLICAN BUDGET

  (Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida. Madam Speaker, there is a saying that 
``the road to hell is paved with good intentions,'' and once again, my 
Republican colleagues have missed the mark.
  To be a strong Nation, we need a strong family. The glue that holds 
the family together are our Nation's women. Unfortunately, this 
administration and my colleagues across the aisle continue to send a 
clear message in the form of a budget that strips all of the support 
and programs that aid in fortifying that crucial glue. We should call 
the budget that they are bringing to this House the ``Women, Children 
and Family Left Behind Act.''
  How can an administration that professes to be pro-value and pro-
family get it wrong? The President's budget cuts education by 29 
percent. The President's solution is to freeze funds for Head Start and 
Pell Grants. What is wrong with this picture?
  The President's budget completely eliminates programs like the 
Women's Educational Equity Act and the Women's Apprenticeship Act. The 
President's budget cuts funds out for the Commodity Supplemental Food 
program that serves 420,000 seniors as well as 50,000 mothers and 
children.
  Stand up America.

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