Manuel Lujan: “Our Nation faces serious economic challenges that require solutions that will create jobs and strengthen our economy. At…”

“Our Nation faces serious economic challenges that require solutions that will create jobs and strengthen our economy. At a time when our top priorities should be creating jobs for the American people, our Republican colleagues have lost focus on working families. The House budget that Republicans introduced this morning fails to put our country on a path to prosperity. Budgets are about priorities and values, and the Republican budget makes wrong choices for hardworking families. Let's talk the Republican dictionary: Premium support system. When they talk about a premium support system, they mean vouchers and privatization. Pro-growth changes to the Tax Code. When they talk about pro-growth changes, in fact, when they talk about anything that's going to change the Tax Code, they mean more cuts for millionaires and billionaires. The Republican plan ends Medicare and Medicaid as we know it. By privatizing Medicare, millions of seniors who rely on this program will be left out in the cold. While it's critical that we tighten our belts, we have choices to make. Let's choose not to do it on the backs of our seniors. ____________________”