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Statement of Senator Ron Wyden on Passage of Budget Reconciliation Legislation

By: Ron Wyden
By: Ron Wyden
Date: Nov. 4, 2005
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Unemployed and Low-Income Entitlements and the Safety Net Health Insurance


Statement of Senator Ron Wyden on Passage of Budget Reconciliation Legislation

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today voted against final passage of budget reconciliation legislation under consideration by the Senate, and released the following statement this evening:

"This budget reconciliation bill takes exactly the wrong approach to reducing America's deficit - instead of repealing tax cuts that benefit only the fortunate few, it gives the middle class more burdens to bear. At the same time, it undermines much-needed programs from Medicaid to child support enforcement. I will do everything I can to develop bipartisan support to change these destructive policies."

http://wyden.senate.gov/media/speeches/2005/11042005_budget_reconciliation_passage.html

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