[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H1730]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             THE GOP BUDGET

  (Mrs. BEATTY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight a GOP budget 
proposal that can be summed up in one phrase: work harder for less. The 
GOP leadership put forth a budget that does nothing to boost paychecks 
of hardworking Americans.
  Students will see education cuts, and college will be less 
affordable. Mr. Speaker, this budget takes away the tools that allow 
people to climb the ladder of opportunity.
  It attacks retirement for seniors; and seniors on Medicare will 
immediately pay more for preventive health services, and those with 
high prescription drug costs will see prices skyrocket. It will mean 
the end of the current Medicare guarantee, and millions of seniors can 
be hurt.
  While Republican leadership pushes this misguided budget proposal 
that doesn't work for my district and doesn't work for the Nation, 
Democrats will continue pursuing policies that provide the tools 
hardworking families need to achieve economic security.

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