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Pelosi Joins People of Faith in Denouncing Immoral Republican Budget
Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today commending people of faith who spoke out today in peaceful protest near the U.S. Capitol and in more than 30 locations across the country againstthe immoral Republican budget:
“Today, hundreds of faithful Americans descended on Capitol Hill in peaceful protest to stand up for working Americans, our children, the poor, those still hurting from Hurricane Katrina, and our elderly. In the freezing cold, in prayer and song, they called the Republican budget what it is – a moral failure, empty of spiritual hope and nourishing resources.
“This mean-spirited Republican budget takes food from the mouths of hungry children, cuts housing for Katrina evacuees, reduces support for our veterans, and fails to adequately provide health care for our elderly; all to provide tax cuts for millionaires. I stand with those faithful who stood in the cold today proclaiming how this budget fails to work for all Americans.
“I commend Reverend Jim Wallisand the pastors and church workers from across our country who marched on our Capitol. I join them in prayer for those less fortunate. I stand with them in the struggle for a budget that lives up to our American values of fairness and opportunity. Together,
“ Democrats are united in presenting a New Direction for America, one that will make our nation as strong as its people, one that brings opportunity, security, and prosperity to all Americans. ”
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
