Timothy Roemer: “in Indiana we are known for our hard work and our common sense. This coalition budget represents hard work because it is…”

“in Indiana we are known for our hard work and our common sense. This coalition budget represents hard work because it is not a pie-in-the-sky budget, it cuts spending in Washington first, and it also is known for its common sense because we do not cut a dime from student loans, we do not cut a nickel from hot lunches for poor children in Indiana or Tennessee, and we do not cut a penny from Head Start programs, one of the best investments we make. Now, if the Republican budget stays with a $13 billion increase in defense, as that bill passed yesterday, we are going to see B-2 bombers and a host of other things that are going to require cuts in education that are not going to reflect common sense. People in Indiana and across the country want and deserve a balanced budget. This coalition budget does it fairly and with common sense, not a pie-in-the-sky budget, but reflects the grass roots, hard work of the Midwest and other States in the Union. I strongly support a vote for this budget.”