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Rep. Corrine Brown: “Republicans have become Robin Hood in reverse. They steal from the poor to give to the rich. I support the DeLauro…”

On the recordMarch 15, 1995
Republicans have become Robin Hood in reverse. They steal from the poor to give to the rich. I support the DeLauro amendment to H.R. 1158 because Republicans do not care about the vulnerable in our society--the very young and the elderly. The Republican method for raising money to give to the rich is to rescind funding for authorized projects such as the VA ambulatory clinics. They do not do this for humane reasons. They want to steal the clinics and give a tax break to persons that make over $100,000. Give me a break. What kind of nonsense is this? It is Republican tricksters using old ideas from the 1980's--ideas that got us into this mess. If we do what Republicans want--destroy programs that help people, increase defense spending irrationally and give the rich tax breaks--we will end in economic ruin. It did not work in the 1980's and will not work now.
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Rep. Corrine Brown
Florida
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Addressing the impact of Republican policies on social programs and economic inequality.

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