Mike Levin: “let me sum up the Republican majority budget. They have softened some of the terrible numbers, but many of the terrible…”

“let me sum up the Republican majority budget. They have softened some of the terrible numbers, but many of the terrible, harsh policies remain. For example, Medicare. Balanced billing, seniors will pay more under their provision. And also hospitals in southeast Michigan, the proposal of last year would have cut them $2.3 billion. No one thought that was sustainable. This would probably be even worse. Medicaid, block granting it. Seniors as a result will get less long-term care. EITC, look, there is one clear conclusion under their proposal: When you combine EITC as they have drafted it with their child tax credit, 3 million hard-working families with kids are going to be worse off. Let me say a word about taxes in general, and your $122.4 billion. I have heard a lot of rhetoric on this floor about the 1993 tax increases. You do not touch a single one of them, not a single one that you complain about, except the gas tax, and that you repeal for 7 months as an election year ploy. Why do you not in addition to your rhetoric do something? And then second, the $122.4 billion is not really that. As the gentleman from Utah [Mr. Orton] has said, it is $60, $70, $80 billion. The New York Times caught on to you in the article of May 12.…”