By Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc

 

Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc

Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) released the following statement after House Republicans blocked the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) alternative budget:

 

"Today my Republican colleagues voted against economic improvement and the well-being of millions of struggling Americans.

 

"Unlike the Republican budget, the CBC budget seeks to help working families and struggling Americans by reducing poverty and income inequality. The CBC budget eliminates the sequester and reduces the national deficit in a responsible way. Our budget rejects the idea that our social safety net is a hammock and that tax breaks and tax loopholes for the wealthy take priority over protecting our vulnerable populations and bolstering key investments in our future.

 

"Our budget includes a $500 billion comprehensive jobs program, substantial education funding through TRIO and Pell Grants, restored funding to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, extended emergency unemployment insurance and many other key investments.

 

"I urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to look past their political wants and see the needs of the American people."

 

Please go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTMyzV3r4-E&list=PLqcFDVu20kMJml5HuHkrRKgkimm5IZL-9 to watch Rep. Moore lead the House floor debate on the Congressional Black Caucus alternative budget. Please go to:http://cbc.fudge.house.gov/uploads/CBC%20FY%202015%20Budget%20Breakdown%20(FINAL)_2.pdf to download the Fiscal Year 2015 Congressional Black Caucus alternative budget.

 

Read this original document at: http://gwenmoore.house.gov/press-releases/gwen-moore-leads-floor-debate-supports-congressional-black-caucus-alternative-budget/