[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 64 (Tuesday, May 8, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H2336-H2337]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HOUSE REPUBLICAN BUDGET RECONCILIATION PACKAGE

  (Ms. EDWARDS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, once again, Republicans are going to pass a 
budget reconciliation that gives tax breaks to the wealthiest 
Americans, Big Oil, and companies that ship American jobs overseas.
  The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says that this Tea Party 
budget that gives away $3 trillion would provide those making over a 
million dollars a year with an average tax cut of $394,000 a year.
  And how do the Republicans pay for this little bonus? Well, Mr. 
Speaker, they do it by ending the Medicare guarantee and balancing 
their budget on

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the backs of the middle class and America's most vulnerable: our 
seniors, women, and children. That means that 326,000 women will lose 
breast cancer screenings, 300,000 fewer children will be with health 
insurance, and 1.7 million seniors are going to go without Meals on 
Wheels.
  This Tea Party budget is an embarrassment. We can all do better, and 
Democrats know that because we support a balanced approach that creates 
jobs and expands opportunities. Republicans ought to know better. 
Actually, Mr. Speaker, they ought to do better by honoring the American 
people.

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