[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5445]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           REPUBLICAN BUDGET

  (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I stand here this 
morning very troubled because the Republican budget will end Medicare 
and eliminate the guaranteed coverage. This is un-American.
  It slashes Medicaid for seniors in nursing homes, health care for 
children, and Americans with disabilities. This is un-American.
  It increases the cost of college education for close to 10 million 
middle class students and their families. It gives away billions in 
subsidies to tax breaks for Big Oil, and it gives tax cuts for the 
wealthy that will add $1 trillion to the deficit. It gives tax breaks 
to corporations that send jobs overseas.
  Yes, we must cut, but we must cut with common sense. We must not gut 
the future of America. It has to be sensible.

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