[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6151-6152]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             HOUSE REPUBLICAN BUDGET RECONCILIATION PACKAGE

  (Ms. EDWARDS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, once again, Republicans are going to pass a 
budget reconciliation that gives tax breaks to the wealthiest 
Americans, Big Oil, and companies that ship American jobs overseas.
  The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says that this Tea Party 
budget that gives away $3 trillion would provide those making over a 
million dollars a year with an average tax cut of $394,000 a year.

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  And how do the Republicans pay for this little bonus? Well, Mr. 
Speaker, they do it by ending the Medicare guarantee and balancing 
their budget on the backs of the middle class and America's most 
vulnerable: our seniors, women, and children. That means that 326,000 
women will lose breast cancer screenings, 300,000 fewer children will 
be with health insurance, and 1.7 million seniors are going to go 
without Meals on Wheels.
  This Tea Party budget is an embarrassment. We can all do better, and 
Democrats know that because we support a balanced approach that creates 
jobs and expands opportunities. Republicans ought to know better. 
Actually, Mr. Speaker, they ought to do better by honoring the American 
people.

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