Patsy T. Mink: “It is important to remember that the Democratic bill that passed last August provided the largest tax break to ordinary…”

“It is important to remember that the Democratic bill that passed last August provided the largest tax break to ordinary working families in this decade, so do not be fooled by the talk about the tax credit that is contained in the Republican alternative. What we must remember is what they are doing to the budget. The so-called appeal to family is entirely decimated in the Republican alternative. It is bad for the children, it is bad for the families, it destroys the underpinning of educational and job training support that we have had as a tradition and as a policy in programs that have been enacted in the past by the Congress. The Kasich substitute decimates the investment policy and priorities of the Clinton administration. The Kasich substitute cuts $1.9 billion from the committee resolution in the area of education, training, and social services which over a 5-year period will amount to $53 billion. It cuts $1.1 billion from our investment in Head Start. Everybody says they are for Head Start. His substitute cuts this program and reduces the investment in our young people.”