On the recordFebruary 4, 2015
This week, President Obama unveiled his fiscal year 2016 budget, which outlines his funding priorities for the year ahead. This proposal builds on the economic progress we have made by properly focusing on middle class initiatives, and it supports initiatives that create jobs, educate young people, increase access to affordable child care, repair our crumbling roads and bridges, and keep communities safe--all to ensure that the American economy works for everyone and that recovery reaches all Americans. The President's proposal is a strong starting point for Congress to work together to produce a smart and sensible budget that reflects the priorities of working Americans, that keeps our country safe and our economy growing. I urge my Republican colleagues to drop their misguided proposals that benefit special interests, that repeal the Affordable Care Act, and that restrict women's health care decisions, and to focus instead on a bipartisan budget agreement that ensures all Americans share in our country's growing recovery and that makes the right investments for our future. ____________________
