[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 54 (Thursday, April 3, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E511-E512]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 THE REPUBLICAN FISCAL YEAR 2015 BUDGET

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                           HON. JOYCE BEATTY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 3, 2014

  Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice my strong opposition 
to the Republican budget for fiscal year 2015.
  This Republican budget is yet another attack on America, especially 
our seniors, students, workers, and middle class families.
  Yet again, this irrational budget guts federal investments in 
education, research, innovation, and infrastructure.

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  It would dramatically slash the social safety net by privatizing 
Medicare, turning Medicaid into a block grant program, and cutting SNAP 
benefits.
  With cuts like these, Mr. Speaker, everyone gets left behind and our 
economy only gets weaker.
  Instead, our budget should present a blueprint toward prosperity.
  Our government should be investing in programs that strengthen our 
economy, grow our middle class, lift people out of poverty, and help 
more Americans achieve the American Dream. This budget fails on all 
these fronts and should be rejected.

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