Joe Baca: “if Republicans are trying to send a message with this budget, the bright neon lights spell ``working families don't…”

“if Republicans are trying to send a message with this budget, the bright neon lights spell ``working families don't count.'' This is a budget of missed opportunities, misguided plans and misplaced priorities. This budget does not even account for the war, and reduces or eliminates benefits to the same brave soldiers that are waging that war as we speak. This budget is missing any serious recognition of the devastating economic downturn our Nation has suffered during this administration or of the severe budget crisis facing the states. The budget fails to invest in what matters most to American working families: It does nothing to rebuild or modernize our schools. It does nothing to improve our nation's aging transportation system. It does nothing to patch the holes in our homeland security framework. It does nothing to stem the relentless loss of jobs in our nation's manufacturing and industrial base. It does nothing to create new jobs. Small businesses form the entrepreneurial backbone of our Nation's economy. Most new jobs in this country come from businesses started only from a little seed money and a big dream. Yet, this budget cuts the very Small Business Administration programs that help keep the American Dream alive. This dream is being lived, at this very moment, by the hard working owners of countless Section 8A-small businesses.”