Chairman Cleaver’s Statement on the Proposed Republican Budget

For Immediate Release: April 5, 2011
Communications Director:  Stephanie L. Young o:  c: 

 

Chairman Cleaver’s Statement on the Proposed Republican Budget

 

Washington, DC – Chairman Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following statement on the proposed Republican Budget released today:

“It is clear the Republican Leadership’s budget definitely “charts a different course”. Claiming that their reckless and draconian cuts will benefit our children and grandchildren is preposterous. This budget does not support, protect or uplift hardworking American families, it will significantly harm them.

“I believe that budgets are a window into the moral compass of our conscience as a nation—and the compass is off. The Republican Leadership’s allegiance remains with the rich and big business at the expense of our seniors and our most vulnerable communities.  Recklessly cutting vital programs like job training, education, and health care to millions of hardworking American families is not a roadmap to balancing the budget. It is a road to nowhere.

“The American people do not deserve this. They deserve good jobs to care for their families. They deserve educational opportunities for their children. They deserve retirement security and access to affordable healthcare for their families. Hardworking American families are not the Republican leadership’s priority, but they are the priority of the “Conscience of the Congress”—the Congressional Black Caucus.”

 

-          Chairman Emanuel Cleaver, II

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