Republican 2006 Budget: No One is Safe Republicans in the House Budget Committee have thrown together a budget that is just as bad as the President's. Both budgets leave out the costs of Republican privatization plans for Social Security, include extending expensive tax breaks for those who need them least, give a misleading view of future needs and resources, drive the nation even further into debt, and omit the long-term costs of paying for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition, the Republican budget slashes $20 billion from Medicaid over five years and targets cuts against programs for low-income workers such as the Earned Income Tax Credit effectively waging a war on the poor. Veterans' benefits, health care for children, education programs, environmental protections, and agriculture programs are all at risk. Cutting vital programs while pursuing massive tax cuts does not represent the values of the American people.
You can express your outrage at the Republican budget priorities in the 2nd Annual GOP March Madness Tournament on DemocraticLeader.house.gov -
http://democraticleader.ctsg.com/ctt.asp?u=3676799&l=83659which pits the Republican priorities head to head. This online tournament features the most outrageous and shocking Team GOP agendas for the upcoming year. The Republican's March Madness has led to a budget that gives high seeding to special interests and cuts government programs while making the values and priorities of the American people the underdog.
Which Republican special interest do you think is so shocking that it deserves to be crowned the Republican "March Madness" Finalist? -
http://democraticleader.ctsg.com/ctt.asp?u=3676799&l=83659Learn more about the House Republican budget.
http://democraticleader.ctsg.com/ctt.asp?u=3676799&l=83660Read Leader Pelosi's floor statement.
http://democraticleader.ctsg.com/ctt.asp?u=3676799&l=83661
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