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On the recordFebruary 12, 2020
No wonder Americans elected a President who struck a chord with voters disappointed with business as usual in Washington and with the fake news media. This week, after the President released his budget plan, his opponents here on the floor and in the media breathlessly are spouting fake news, falsely claiming that the President's budget cuts Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. But just like seeing the impeachment phone call transcript for themselves that exposed the impeachment as a hoax, every American should look at the budget for themselves and see how fake the claims are that Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are cut. In fact, what they would see is a budget that doesn't touch Social Security and Medicare benefits, and they would see a Medicaid budget that not only isn't cut but increases 3.1 percent per year. By controlling other spending, the President's budget, like all of his three previous budgets, actually sets us on a path to finally balancing our budget. That is much better than the last administration, which, in 8 years, never, ever submitted a budget that would balance. ____________________
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Andy Harris
Republican · Maryland
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govinfo.gov
Feb 12, 2020

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