Anna Eshoo: “the Gephardt alternative is about opportunity, growth, and the future. While the Republicans are busy gutting nutrition…”

“the Gephardt alternative is about opportunity, growth, and the future. While the Republicans are busy gutting nutrition programs and student loans to finance tax cuts for the rich, we have a different approach. We believe that education is the seed corn which allows our Nation to harvest a trained work force, scientific breakthroughs, and greater prosperity in the years ahead. Our substitute provides incentives for middle class Americans to invest in higher education and gives them the opportunity to save sufficiently for this investment. We know the 21st century will demand higher skills from our people. The only way our country can remain competitive is to invest in our human capital. That means investing in educating our children. The Republican agenda is not about growth and opportunity, it's about helping the rich at the expense of the middle class. It's about eating our seed corn instead of planting it. The Gephardt substitute is a common sense cut and invest proposal targeted at the middle class. Hard-working Americans deserve more than being shafted in the fine print of the Contract With America. This package provides them with the much-needed relief they and this country deserve.”