Norman D. Dicks: “I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), ranking member of the Appropriations…”

“I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), ranking member of the Appropriations Labor- HHS Subcommittee. Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, governing is about choices. Everyone in this body agrees that we need to get our fiscal house in order, bring down the deficit and cut programs that do not work. The question before us is how we choose to get there. Unfortunately, at almost every turn of this continuing resolution, the majority has chosen to keep special interest giveaways to big corporate lobbyists while making middle class and working families bear the brunt of the spending cuts. Instead of ending $40 billion in oil company subsidies that this country gives out every year--they are giving them out right now--this resolution cuts $1.6 billion from our attempts to protect the environment, prevent climate change; and it slashes education and infrastructure funding, biomedical research, and food safety. The chairman of the full committee said a moment ago that we are going to cut this deficit by $40 billion by cutting those programs. We could have made up that difference with the $40 billion in the subsidies that we give to the oil companies today. Instead of ending billions in subsidies to big agribusiness, it cuts funding for food safety inspections, women's health care under Title X and virtually eliminates the National Health Service.…”