CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON SPEAKS OUT AGAINST THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF THE REPUBLICAN BUDGET ON AMERICA

Washington, DC (Monday, April 11, 2011)– Today, Congresswoman Johnson spoke out against the bill the Republicans plan to bring to the floor this week. The Republican budget will:

• End Medicare guarantee for seniors;
• Give tens of billions of dollars in tax subsidies to Big Oil;
• Slash health support for seniors in nursing homes;        
• Give tax breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas;        
• Cut education for children and raise college costs for nearly 10 million students; and     
• Make tax cuts for the wealthiest permanent, adding $1 trillion to the deficit. 

“The Republican budget is the wrong choice for the American people: it is unfair; it doesn't create jobs; it doesn't strengthen the middle class; and it doesn't grow the economy,” said Congresswoman Johnson. “Democrats support responsible deficit reduction. The issue is not whether we reduce the deficit, but how we do so. Democrats will judge every proposal by whether is creates jobs, responsibly reduces the deficit and strengthens the middle class.”

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is Ranking Member of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. She is also the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas that includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Turtle Creek,Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.