On the recordApril 8, 2014
Yes, I said a pathway. And thank you, Mr. Van Hollen, because we have looked at this budget and looked at how it will create more poverty. So it is a pathway into poverty. Budgets are moral documents. They reflect our values. So the underlying values in the Ryan budget really do not reflect who we are as Americans, believing that we really are our brothers' keepers and we really are our sisters' keepers. So I urge Members to reject this Republican budget and instead support the budget proposals presented by the Democratic Caucus, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and the Congressional Black Caucus. We need a budget that puts Americans back to work. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman from California has again expired.
