Jack Quinn: “I rise today in strong support of the Kasich substitute. Although the President has proposed a sound budget and we are…”

“I rise today in strong support of the Kasich substitute. Although the President has proposed a sound budget and we are discussing an important option though from CBC. The Kasich substitute goes further to cut wasteful spending and to reduce the deficit while also providing the overburdened middle class with an income tax cut. My constituents want a fiscally responsible agenda which includes a comprehensive anticrime strategy, along with welfare reform and health care reform plans--the Kasich substitute delivers. My constituents want an often promised and long-awaited middle-class tax cut. A $500 per child tax credit for parents which amounts to a $60 million per district tax credit for families--the Kasich substitute delivers. My constituents want cuts in wasteful and unnecessary Government spending, a 50-percent cut in House mailing privileges, and a 25-percent cut in the congressional budget--the Kasich substitute delivers. My constituents want lower deficits in each of the next 5 years totaling about $278 billion over the same 5-year period in net deficit reductions--over $152 billion more than that promised by the administration--the Kasich substitute delivers. My constituents want the elimination of wasteful pork-barrel programs such as the federally subsidized honey program and the Alaska Power Administration--the Kasich substitute delivers.”