Sam Gejdenson: “the Republican contract may have good titles, but it is bad policy. Its policy is just too extreme for America. What we…”

“the Republican contract may have good titles, but it is bad policy. Its policy is just too extreme for America. What we end up doing is cutting taxes for the top 1 percent while we take away educational opportunity for average and middle class kids. What does that do to this country? It does not just hurt the children. It hurts the future of our country and its competitiveness. What do they try to do on drug treatment during the crime bill? A great title; they cut the funding for drug rehabilitation. The Republican contract is too extreme. Its impact on the deficit is that it will explode it. Its impact on the economy of the country is that it will retard it, it will leave us less competitive as a nation, it will increase unemployment and, in the end, further add to the deficit. Mr. Speaker, maybe we have got great rhetoric on the Republican side and good titles, but it is bad policy, it is too extreme, and it is damaging America.”