[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4498]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         THE REPUBLICAN BUDGET

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                           HON. CORRINE BROWN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 25, 2015

  Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak on yet 
another horrible Republican budget. It seems like ground hog day, Mr. 
Speaker.
  Just like last year, and the year before, and the year before that. . 
. . The Republican budget once again attacks our seniors, our students, 
workers, and middle class families--all for the sake of protecting tax 
breaks for the rich. Their budget proposal is another recipe for 
disaster at a time when too many Americans--especially people of 
color--are desperately struggling to make ends meet.
  As a key member of the CBC's Education Task Force, I am concerned 
that it would outright deplete our nation's commitment to education, 
since Republicans included severe cuts in elementary and secondary 
education, as well as in early learning programs.
  Just in my state of Florida alone: this budget on the House floor 
today would result in: (compared to President Obama's budget proposal)
  1,400 fewer Florida children in Head Start;
  Nearly $75 million less funding in Florida for disadvantaged 
students, an amount that is enough to fund 160 schools, over 1,000 
teacher and aide jobs, and over 100,000 students.
  Over $18 million less funding in Florida to provide educational 
opportunities for students with disabilities, representing nearly a 3 
percent cut, and reduce financial aid for the more than half a million 
Florida students who rely on Pell Grants to afford college.
  Mr. Speaker, we need to send this Republican budget back to the 
drawing board.

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