[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 39 (Monday, March 18, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E325]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SUPPORT OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS ALTERNATIVE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                               YEAR 2014

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 18, 2013

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 
support of the Congressional Black Caucus Alternative Budget for Fiscal 
Year 2014. As we debate the various budget proposals this week, the CBC 
has developed a budget that will reduce the deficit, continue to foster 
growth in our economy, and strengthen our Nation's safety net.
  The CBC's budget would raise $1 trillion in new revenue and avoid the 
drastic sequestration cuts that took effect March 1. In addition to 
raising new revenue, our budget protects and strengthens critical 
domestic programs: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP. These 
are critical programs that the American people depend upon, and are 
slashed beyond recognition in the Ryan budget.
  In addition, a key factor in creating jobs is the continued 
investment in our Nation's infrastructure. The CBC's budget invests in 
rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure, as well as in transit and 
workforce development programs. These investments are crucial to 
bolstering our economy and protecting working families.
  These priorities stand in stark contrast to those in the Ryan Budget. 
The Ryan Budget fails to replace the drastic spending cuts, cuts which 
would cost 750,000 jobs a year. The Republican budget also transfers 
the burden of the discretionary sequester to non-defense programs, 
further gutting the funding needed to pursue innovation and research, 
and to staff our country's air traffic controllers and food safety 
inspectors. By slashing these critical investments, we jeopardize 
domestic economic growth and the wellbeing of American families.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people spoke loudly in November concerning 
the fiscal policies we should pursue. The American people rejected the 
Ryan Budget, and the misplaced priorities of the GOP.

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