Charles Rangel: “I yield 2 minutes to the outstanding gentleman from Washington (Mr. McDermott), a member of the Ways and Means…”

“I yield 2 minutes to the outstanding gentleman from Washington (Mr. McDermott), a member of the Ways and Means Committee. (Mr. McDERMOTT asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Chairman, when I read through this budget, they are back again, folks. They are back again. Just a few months ago the Republicans called a final vote on the budget bill that slashed funding for child support enforcement, foster care, student loans and health care coverage for low income families. Today, the nightmare continues. They are back again doing the same thing within 3 months. {time} 1445 Republicans propose another round of pain for Americans already suffering. The committee on which I serve is required by the Congress to cut $4 billion from the budget. Now, it will come out of my subcommittee, the one I am the ranking member on, because that is where the children are and that is where the weak and the old and the sick are. They are not going to take it away from the taxpayers. They are going to take it away for the poor and the weak. When the Republicans send the high-income earners to the trough for more tax cuts, they will starve the Federal programs to help the poor. I know it is Lent; so I am sure this is a faith-based initiative we have here, and the Republicans certainly understand the idea of sacrifice.…”