[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4053]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                     SUPPORT THE DEMOCRATIC BUDGET

  (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, last week, the Republicans released their 
budget, which is a roadmap of their priorities and their values. Just 
as has been the case for the past few years, it comes as no surprise 
that this budget will squeeze hard-working American families and make 
them, again, work harder and get less.
  One of our priorities must be to end the across-the-board 
sequestration cuts that have strangled our investments in national 
priorities like education, research, and innovation. Unfortunately, 
this GOP budget goes further and jeopardizes national security by 
keeping sequester cuts on our military and our defense needs.
  Sadly, the past few months of Congress have been nothing more than 
continued giveaways to special interests and the wealthy and pandering 
to the most extreme voices, the Tea Party voices in Congress.
  Today, the Democrats released our budget. This is a budget that works 
for hard-working Americans. It protects national security. It gives 
Michiganders and families all across America the tools they need to buy 
a house, to send their kids to college, and to save for a decent 
retirement.
  We have got to put away these fights.

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