John Bel Edwards: “sadly, this partisan, fiscally irresponsible budget does not reflect the values of the American people. It locks in…”

“sadly, this partisan, fiscally irresponsible budget does not reflect the values of the American people. It locks in place massive deficits for as far as the eye can see, thus hurting our Nation's economic growth and harming Social Security. This budget is neither compassionate nor conservative. And it is certainly not a faith-based initiative. No major religious faith would ask the most from those who have the least, while asking the least from those who have the most. Yet, that is what this budget does. This budget will deny nursing home care to seniors and health care to children and the disabled. And this budget makes a mockery of the American principle of shared sacrifice during a time of war. How? By cutting veterans benefits by $13.5 billion over the next 5 years. Yet, at the same time it says to those making a million dollars a year in dividend income, you can still keep every dime of your $220,000 a year tax break. Where is the fairness in that? I guess we can welcome home our Iraqi war veterans with two signs. One says welcome home, and thanks for serving our country. The other says, by the way, we are going to be cutting your veterans health care benefits by $13.5 billion over the next 5 years. What a welcome home. This budget does not reflect the decency of American family values. Americans deserve better.”