Barbara Lee: Republican Budget Plan a 'Roadmap to Ruin' for Our Most Vulnerable Communities
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Washington, DC - Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) released the following statement today in reaction to the budget plan introduced by Chairman Paul Ryan and Republicans that would threaten Medicare and Medicaid and hurt our nation’s most vulnerable communities:
“Budgets are not just dollars and cents; they are moral documents that signal who we are and what we believe in. The budget that Chairman Ryan and Republicans unveiled today is an attack on low- and middle-income people and a bold attempt to dismantle Medicare and Medicaid.
“This Republican proposal confirms that they have every intention to take apart Medicare and Medicaid piece-by-piece. And they want to cut the deficit that they helped create by draining support from vital programs and services that millions of people depend on. For example, Republicans want to tie eligibility for food stamps assistance to job training while, at the same time, threatening to cut over $4 billion in funding for job training. This proposal is not serious about cutting the deficit or bolstering our nation’s economic recovery.
“Republicans want to pay for their reckless tax giveaways to millionaires on the backs of our nation’s most vulnerable working families, seniors, children, and our middle class – and that’s wrong. This plan is a ‘Roadmap to Ruin’ for our neediest communities and our country, and I will work to ensure that we protect our nation’s most vulnerable populations, who are already bearing the brunt of these difficult economic times.”
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