[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 28, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H1649-H1650]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                 REJECT THE REPUBLICAN BUDGET PROPOSAL

  (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to the 
Republican budget proposal offered by Mr.

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Ryan of Wisconsin. My home State of Rhode Island has one of the highest 
unemployment rates in the country. My constituents need commonsense 
solutions that will create jobs and get our country back on the right 
track, not another extreme proposal from the House Republican 
leadership.
  Unfortunately, this budget proposal would give the wealthiest 
Americans an average tax cut of $150,000 while slashing important 
support for middle class families and investments that we need to grow 
our economy. And once again, House Republicans are proposing to end the 
Medicare guarantee for our seniors; in this case, by replacing it with 
a voucher program that would not be guaranteed to keep pace with rising 
health care costs, which could result in higher costs for our seniors 
and less quality of care.
  I urge my colleagues to reject this proposal.

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