Robert Weygand: “I am rising to oppose this resolution and this piece of legislation simply because we have not set our priorities…”

“I am rising to oppose this resolution and this piece of legislation simply because we have not set our priorities straight. In this bill, the Republicans have determined that their priority is a $175 billion tax cut. They do not hide that. They show that in the full light of the day. They say this is what we want. They also have said what we want is absolutely no money for school reconstruction, absolutely no money to reduce our classroom size, absolutely no money that is truly dedicated to prescription drugs. Yes, there is some semblance of money that is in there. But if one reads the true fine line, one will find that there is really no money there for any one of those priority items. Education and health care are simply smoke and mirrors. Tax cuts, they have the full force of law under this resolution, under this conference report. They would prefer to spend the $175 billion over the next 5 years, $800 billion over the next 10 years for tax cuts, but not for prescription drugs, not for reducing our classroom size, or not reconstructing our schools, as most Americans, most Americans, want to have. Yes, this bill is about priorities.”