Today, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) issued the following statement about the House Republicans' budget:
Today, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) issued the following statement about the House Republicans’ budget:
“As they have done countless times over the past three decades, the House Republicans are siding with millionaires and billionaires, while making life more difficult for seniors, students, and working people and families. To fund an average tax cut of $400,000 per year for people making more than $1 million annually, they would take away the Medicare guarantee and the Affordable Care Act’s provisions to close the donut hole and for free preventive care; destroy more than 4 million jobs through 2014; and cut funding for Pell Grants, K-12 education and Head Start. Instead of continuing with 30 years of failed trickle-down economic policy, we should be investing in our infrastructure, education and research – we need to pass the President’s budget for our country’s long-term economic health and to renew the American Dream for our children and grandchildren.”
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Rep. Frederica S. Wilson is a first-term Congresswoman representing the 17th District of Florida, including Northern Miami-Dade and Southeast Broward Counties. A former state legislator and school principal, she is the founder of the 5000 Role Models for Excellence Project, a mentoring program for young males at risk of dropping out of school.
