[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 16, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H950]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        REPUBLICAN SPENDING PLAN

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. President Obama understands that it's a very difficult time 
for the American people. Our economy is improving, but unemployment 
remains around 9 percent across the Nation and is close to 14 percent 
in California's Inland Empire.
  Right now we should be working on a plan that creates jobs and makes 
intelligent cuts to the budget. But instead, the Republicans have 
introduced a spending bill that will undermine the future of the 
American children.
  The Republican CR is another attempt to play politics with the well-
being of every American. There will be 200,000 children kicked out of 
Head Start while Republicans still live in their offices. Over $700 
million will be cut from WIC. Pell Grants will be reduced, making 
college unaffordable to tens of thousands, and thousands more teachers 
will be receiving pink slips.
  Scripture tells us, ``Love thy neighbor as thyself,'' but apparently, 
for Republicans, it's about ``me, myself, and Irene.''

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