[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4367]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      THE 2013 BUDGET AND MEDICARE

  (Ms. CHU asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. CHU. Budgets are about priorities. I think it should be about 
helping people climb the ladder of opportunity so they can live a good 
middle class life, the American Dream.
  But the Republican budget hurts the middle class. It provides 
billions in tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans, Big Oil, and 
special interests. Millionaires get an extra $150,000 in their pockets 
in tax cuts.
  How do the Republicans pay for this? This is how:
  They take some by slashing education and leaving 10 million students 
with less money for college. They steal some from our future economy, 
gutting investments in science and technology. But Republicans do the 
most damage to seniors. They end the Medicare guarantee. They shift 
medical costs to seniors. They basically let Medicare wither on the 
vine.
  These aren't my priorities or those of the American people. That's 
why I oppose the Republican budget.

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