Lynn C. Woolsey: “I would like to remind Americans that one way that we as Americans define ourselves as a Nation is through the Federal…”

“I would like to remind Americans that one way that we as Americans define ourselves as a Nation is through the Federal budget, and right now, we have to make decisions about our values and our priorities, and we have choices: on the one hand, an unjustified war with Iraq that could cost more than $200 billion, and I am sure it will, on top of an additional $670 billion tax cut that primarily benefits the wealthiest Americans, or an investment in our children, an investment in their future. We cannot do it all because there is not enough money to cover both agendas without plunging the United States and those very same children deep into debt. As President Bush puts forward his plans in the State of the Union address tomorrow night, I urge him to remember that our country's future depends on today's children. Without investing in our children, we risk ills far worse than those from terrorists. That is why the wisest investment we can make in our Nation's security is strengthening our children's lives and those of their families.”