House Proceeding 04-06-06 on Apr 6th, 2006 :: 4:15:21 to 4:17:17
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Artur Davis: you have done on this budget. franklin delano roosevelt in his second inaugural address said this, the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have

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James E. Clyburn: much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. this is a significant test of our nation's values, and it is a test that the republicans' budget fails. let's just

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Speech By: James E. Clyburn

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James E. Clyburn: skip the rhetoric and read the bill. republicans' budget increases the budget deficits, and it explodes our debt. it cuts port security and funds for first respondands. it cuts -- respondants. it cuts

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James E. Clyburn: education, it cuts health care and it cuts veterans programs. in fact, this budget puts a squeeze on working americans, and all in exchange for more tax cuts for the wealthiest few. democrats

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James E. Clyburn: offer a clear alternative and new directions. our budget that mr. spratt has put forward will balance the national budget by the year 2012. it rejects the harmful cuts that republicans

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James E. Clyburn: have put forward. and it creates a $150 billion reserve for middle-class tax cuts. democrats believe that a stronger america begins at home. it starts with budget priorities that secure families

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James E. Clyburn: and our borders, strengthens our nation and gives hope to those that inherit the products of our laborers. i yield back the balance of my time. the chairman: the gentleman from iowa. mr. nussle:

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James E. Clyburn: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas. the chairman: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, for allowing me be part of this historic debate. i want

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Michael C. Burgess: to thank you, mr. chairman. i want to commend me for including in this bill, revenues collected through the tax gaps should be applied to the deficit of debt reduction. the tax gap is the

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Speech By: Michael C. Burgess