[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H764-H765]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET

  (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, this week, President Obama unveiled his 
fiscal year 2016 budget, which outlines his funding priorities for the 
year ahead.
  This proposal builds on the economic progress we have made by 
properly focusing on middle class initiatives, and it supports 
initiatives that create jobs, educate young people, increase access to 
affordable child care, repair our crumbling roads and bridges, and keep 
communities safe--all to ensure that the American economy works for 
everyone and that recovery reaches all Americans.
  The President's proposal is a strong starting point for Congress to 
work together to produce a smart and sensible budget that reflects the 
priorities of working Americans, that keeps our country safe and our 
economy growing.
  I urge my Republican colleagues to drop their misguided proposals 
that benefit special interests, that repeal the Affordable Care Act, 
and that restrict women's health care decisions, and to focus instead 
on a bipartisan

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budget agreement that ensures all Americans share in our country's 
growing recovery and that makes the right investments for our future.

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