[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 43 (Monday, March 11, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2629]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   VISION OF NATION CRAFTED IN BUDGET

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, every year, the vision of this Nation 
is crafted in the budget that is offered either by the President or the 
United States Congress.
  As a member of the Budget Committee, I am delighted that our theme 
will be ``For the People.'' But today, sadly, I think it is important 
to note that the President offered a budget that disregarded the 
American people: $2.7 trillion in spending cuts coming from the very 
bases that make America the greatest country in the world; 12 percent 
cutting in education, your children's education; 12 percent cutting 
healthcare from the Department of Health and Human Services; 11 percent 
cutting from Interior, your parks and museums and monuments; 23 percent 
cutting from diplomacy, from the State Department and international 
health; 32 percent from the Environmental Protection Agency, the 
quality of water and air; and 22 percent to decrease mobility in this 
Nation, all these dollars coming from what we call domestic spending, 
with increased spending in other areas where individuals are not 
protected.
  We will protect the people. The For the People budget will be 
designed by Democrats.

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