[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 29, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E615]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015

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                               speech of

                       HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 8, 2014

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H. Con. Res. 96) 
     establishing the budget for the United States Government for 
     fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
     levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024:

  Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Chair, the federal budget is about much more 
than just dollars and cents. It is a moral document that reflects our 
values and our vision for our nation's future.
  Unfortunately the Republican budget before us is a reflection of 
misguided priorities and values.
  Instead of creating jobs and opportunity for the middle class and 
those aspiring to realize the American dream the Republican budget 
recklessly and unfairly protects the super wealthy and special 
interests at the expense of everyone else.
  The Republican budget ignores the significant importance of investing 
in education, job training, research, innovation, modern day 
infrastructure and advanced manufacturing. In doing so, it will 
foolishly cripple our country's economic growth and the future 
potential of hardworking Americans and their families to create and 
successfully compete for 21st century jobs.
  The Republican plan also jeopardizes the wellbeing of our seniors by 
proposing to turn Medicare into a voucher system.
  In my state of California alone, this disastrous Republican budget 
would raise health care costs for seniors by ending the Medicare 
guarantee and forcing 358,862 seniors to pay more for prescription 
drugs. It would ransack our nation's commitment to education and push 
21,140 Californian children out of Head Start and deny Pell Grants to 
51,350 low income California college students. The Republican budget 
would also force California to turn more than 488,000 people away from 
job training, employment and job search assistance.
  And, according to the non partisan Congressional Budget Office, it 
would stall our nation's recovery by cutting economic growth by 2.5 
percent in the year 2015.
  I am proud to stand with my Democratic colleagues who have a 
different vision for America that responsibly reduces our deficit. Our 
vision respects the American people, gives them opportunity through the 
creation of good paying jobs that build and strengthens the middle 
class, protects the future and wellbeing of our children and insures we 
remain the greatest country in the world.

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