Kirkpatrick statement on Ryan budget vote

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., released the following statement about her vote today against the House GOP’s Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Resolution introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc.:

“The Ryan budget will damage my Arizona district, and I intend to fight it tooth and nail. I cannot support a plan that shuts the door on investments in infrastructure, education, science and public health. These are the foundations of our local economies. And I cannot support a plan that punishes our seniors, veterans, workers and families. This reckless plan scraps the promise of traditional Medicare and replaces it with a voucher system. It reopens the Rx ‘donut hole,’ forcing seniors to pay more for prescriptions. It allows insurance companies to once again charge women more than men for the same coverage. And it cuts Head Start and other vital education funding. I’ve been listening to the seniors and families across my district – and they are the reason I’m fighting the Ryan budget.”

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