[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 80 (Thursday, May 31, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H3278]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            PROTECT MEDICARE

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, after a lifetime of service to our Nation, 
America's seniors deserve a secure retirement, a strong Medicare and 
Social Security safety net. Sadly. The House Republicans are choosing 
to give tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires over paying for 
Medicare.
  The GOP budget will give those already making over $1 million a year 
an average tax cut of $394,000. All told, the Republican budget gives 
away $3 trillion in tax breaks to big oil companies that ship jobs 
overseas and the ultra-rich, and it does not reduce the deficit. That 
is wrong.
  We should be giving tax breaks to hardworking middle class families, 
small businesses, and not the wealthiest few. We must end the Bush tax 
cuts for the rich. No new taxes, no new jobs. No new taxes, no new 
jobs. Let's work together on a bipartisan budget plan that protects 
Medicare and makes all Americans pay their fair share.

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