On the recordJuly 19, 2011
We've heard at rallies all across the country over the last couple of years: We want to take our country back. Well, today, when we're voting on the so-called Cut, Cap, and Balance Act, we now know where they want to take our country back to-- 1966. Those are the spending levels that would be required if we pass Cut, Cap, and Balance. Now, there were a lot of cool things about 1966. Gas was 25 cents a gallon. The average car cost about $3,400, a new car. A home was $20,000, and eggs were 55 cents a dozen. It would be nice if we could pay those prices again. It would be nice if our seniors who are cared for by doctors and hospitals could rely on that kind of 1966 pricing. Unfortunately, they can't. So what cut, cap, and balance would really mean is slash, shred, and punish. Slash the budget, shred the safety net, and punish the American citizens who can least afford it, all while protecting the wealthiest, most successful and the most specially treated people in this country-- our millionaires, billionaires, oil companies, and giant corporations. I urge all of our colleagues to reject the reckless Republican agenda known as ``cut, cap, and balance.'' ____________________
