[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3657]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               THE GOP'S ``WORK HARDER FOR LESS'' BUDGET

  (Mr. ISRAEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, the Republican budget that has been released 
today should be called ``Work Harder for Less.'' It squeezes 
hardworking Americans, making it harder for them to buy a home, harder 
to send their kids to college, and harder to enjoy a secure retirement.
  How does it do these things, Mr. Speaker?
  If you want to buy a home, it makes it harder because it continues to 
stagnate paychecks. If you want to send your kids to college, it makes 
it harder by slashing tuition assistance and student loans. If you want 
to save some money for a secure and enjoyable retirement, it privatizes 
Medicare--again--after all these years of attempts.
  Mr. Speaker, this Republican budget takes the tools of opportunity 
away from hardworking Americans all in order to provide bigger and 
deeper tax cuts for the superwealthy. It is the same old-same old 
spiced up with another repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and the 
American people will understand what the Republican priorities are 
versus ours.

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