[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 64 (Tuesday, May 8, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H2335]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 REPUBLICAN RECONCILIATION BUDGET BILL

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, I've been a Member of Congress for almost a 
year now, and in that time, I don't think anyone would accuse me of not 
trying to be bipartisan. I enjoy my Republican friends. I like working 
together to get things done.
  But bipartisanship does not equal silence. Budgets are a reflection 
of our values, and the Republican reconciliation budget bill coming to 
the floor this week runs contrary to everything I believe in. The 
Republican budget makes drastic cuts to schools, to health care, to 
investment in our children's future, and it also guts valuable programs 
like Meals on Wheels for our seniors. Yet it does not ask for a single 
contribution from the wealthiest among us, nor the most profitable 
corporations in the world.
  Being a friend means being able to tell them when they're wrong, and 
to my Republican friends, this budget doesn't reflect who we are as a 
Nation. It's wrong.

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