Earl Blumenauer: “Our Republican friends have no credibility on fiscal affairs. They had three times to take a bite at the tax cut apple…”

“Our Republican friends have no credibility on fiscal affairs. They had three times to take a bite at the tax cut apple in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004. They ducked solving the looming AMT crisis, instead implementing a grab bag of tax benefits for the most well off. Now this budget puts at the top of their list more tax cuts, $1 trillion for the top 1 percent, financed by cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, the environment, and education. When they had their hands on all the levers of power, they couldn't even pass a budget. They left unpassed 11 of the 13 appropriations bills. I strongly suggest rejection of their misguided fanciful approach and support for the majority resolution.”