DeGette Comments On President Obama's 2010 Budget Proposal

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DeGette Comments On President Obama's 2010 Budget Proposal

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, today offered the following comments on President Obama's Fiscal Year 2010 budget plan:

"President Obama's 2010 budget reflects the priorities and values of the American people. After the passage of a strong recovery bill that addresses both the short-term and long-term stability in our economy, President Obama has followed up with a supportive budget plan that makes vital investments in health care, energy, and education.

"The President's budget plan includes funding for my key priorities - health care and food safety. For the first time, the budget puts a down-payment on health care reform in terms of actual funding to make certain that our system will be more efficient and cost-effective. This new fund makes clear that President Obama is serious about ensuring that every American has access to health coverage. Included in the President's budget is funding for an office of Nurse Home Visitation, an evidenced-based initiative that I have championed with the Nurse-Family Partnership. In addition, the President's budget includes additional funding to improve our food safety system in the United States. Congress is working with President Obama on getting us out of the fiscal hole the last Administration left us in."

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