[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 12, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2676]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET

  (Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN. Madam Speaker, I had a saying when I was chair 
of New Jersey's appropriations committee: Show me your budget, and I 
will show you your priorities.
  So let's take a look at what the President's budget prioritizes:
  An additional $8.6 billion for his misguided, hate-fueled wasteful 
wall;
  A 5 percent increase in the already bloated Pentagon budget, 
including money for his childish space force; and
  Making tax cuts for the rich permanent, the same cuts that exploded 
the deficit.
  Now let's look at what he apparently does not value:
  Medicare, $845 billion in cuts;
  Medicaid, $241 billion in cuts; and
  SNAP--that is meals for families that have fallen on hard times--$220 
billion in cuts.
  He also clearly doesn't prioritize:
  The environment, 31 percent cut from the EPA;
  Education, $207 billion cut from student loan programs; or
  Infrastructure, 22 percent cut from the Department of Transportation.
  Madam Speaker, any way you look at the budget, it is clear: This 
President needs to get his priorities in order.

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