[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 37 (Thursday, March 14, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H1406]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 REPUBLICAN BUDGET IS CYNICAL DOCUMENT

  (Mr. HINOJOSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, while I recognize that this Republican 
budget is just a political document that will never become law, I am 
still disappointed at what a cynical, cruel, and dishonest document it 
is. It is cynical because it repeals the protections and benefits of 
the Affordable Care Act while keeping in place all of the cost savings 
in order to pay for another tax cut for millionaires. It's cruel 
because it would gut Medicaid, a program designed to protect our most 
vulnerable seniors from sickness and death, by over $800 billion. This 
budget would slash Pell Grants for students, food assistance for needy 
families, and the Head Start school program for children.
  Most of all, it's simply a dishonest document. My Republican friends 
claim that their budget will cut taxes and balance the budget. They say 
they will pay for all of it with trillions of dollars in savings from 
closing tax loopholes, but the budget conveniently refuses to name any 
of them.
  Mr. Speaker, we should reject this budget and its displaced 
priorities. I urge my colleagues to support the Democratic alternative, 
which presents a balanced way to bringing down our deficit that doesn't 
leave our seniors at risk.

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