[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4795]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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     PRESIDENT BUSH'S BUDGET IS FISCALLY AND MORALLY IRRESPONSIBLE

  (Mr. SIRES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SIRES. Mr. Speaker, it is easy to tell where President Bush's 
priorities lie when you look at his proposed fiscal year 2008 budget. 
It is with big business and the wealthiest 1 percent.
  This proposed budget is fiscally irresponsible, creating trillions of 
dollars in new deficit, but it is also morally irresponsible for 
slashing funding for Medicare, education, energy, homeland security and 
veterans.
  The President's budget slashes Medicare and Medicaid funding by about 
$300 billion over the next 10 years, without offering relief to 
millions of Americans without health insurance. The Bush budget also 
cuts funds for renewable energy grants, despite his State of the Union 
pledge to tackle our Nation's energy crisis. He even reduces State 
homeland security preparedness grants. Perhaps worst of all, the Bush 
budget cuts veterans health care by $3.5 billion.
  Mr. Speaker, Democrats will put the needs of working families first 
in our budget in the coming weeks.

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