I rise today in support of the budget resolution introduced by the coalition to balance the budget by the year 2002. and salute my coalition colleagues for presenting a responsible. viable plan that meets the needs of our Nation today and our collective future. I oppose provisions of the Republican budget that assume dramatic and detrimental changes in Medicare. Medicaid. welfare. and the earned Income tax creditall in the name of increased defense spending and tax breaks which we cannot afford. Block grants. medical savings accounts. higher Medicare premiums. increasing taxes on the working poor. eliminating guaranteed healthcare for children. women. and seniors. and denying benefits to legal immigrants are not solutions to our countrys financial crisis. This proposal maintains basic human services at adequate levels. The coalition budget does not eliminate bilingual education programs or the direct lending program for student loans.
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