Mr. Speaker. I rise in strong opposition to the budget reconciliation bill because it will hurt everyone from children to low income workers to legal immigrants. Over 1 month ago. my colleagues on the other side of the aisle heralded the reaching an agreement with the President to balance the Federal budget by the year 2002. However. in an almost complete turnaround. this spending bill before the House today reflects a near complete repudiation of that agreement. In addition to refusing to honor the budget agreement on healthcare coverage for lowincome elderly and uninsured children. the bill before us today makes deep cuts in the very important Disproportionate Share Hospital Program and the SSI State maintenanceofeffort.
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