March 15, 2013

Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s First District spoke in opposition to the House Republican Budget on the House Floor yesterday. Below are her remarks:

"Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the Republican budget proposal that's soon to be considered by the House. The policies therein were debated and soundly rejected in the last election. In Las Vegas and across the country, Americans made it clear that our budget should be a path forward for a strong middle class and should be a serious investment in the next generation.

"Instead, the Republican budget shrinks investment in infrastructure and education, cuts funding to research and development, eliminates the safety net for our most vulnerable, and ends the Medicare guarantee.

"Furthermore, it should include a question mark or a giant asterisk because so many aspects of it are vague and so many details are missing.

“This budget isn't a path to prosperity. It's a collection of inconsistent assumptions and mathematical gimmicks. It's full of phantom revenue and undelineated cuts.

"People in my district, District One of Nevada, want Congress to pass a budget that represents a balanced approach, not one based on partisan ideology that's out of touch with their priorities. So I say let's get to work on that."