[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 17, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H1857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 BUDGET

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, before we left 2 weeks ago, my Republican 
friends attempted to enact their budget, a budget that would have ended 
Medicare as we know it, shifting costs to seniors and raising their 
health care costs by $6,000 a year; a budget that would cut taxes for 
the wealthiest Americans and multinational corporations by $4.6 
trillion; a budget that would slash Medicaid, food stamps, and Pell 
Grants for students. Thankfully, the Senate has said ``no.''
  Now, instead of reaching across the aisle and instead of working with 
us to pass bipartisan transportation and jobs legislation, Republicans 
are pushing legislation to allow the importation of animal remains. 
Yes, that's how we're spending our valuable time today, considering 
laws to allow hunters to bring back polar bear heads. Really?
  I will vote, again, against this budget, and I ask my Republican 
friends to let go of their tricks, concentrate on what's important, and 
work with us to create jobs.

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