DeGette Statement on Continuing Resolution Vote

Statement

"I could not vote for the budget legislation on the House floor today that so unfairly takes money out of critical programs for Americans who need them the most -- programs like WIC, which provides poor women and children with health care and nutrition assistance -- while leaving others unscathed, including the Defense Department. We cannot sacrifice the current generation in the name of protecting the next.

"This bill unfortunately reflects priorities that mandate too harsh a sacrifice for the poor and the middle-class, while not requiring any shared sacrifice from the wealthiest citizens of our country.

"I want to make clear my commitment to reducing the deficit and balancing the budget. But a federal budget should reflect our nation's priorities, and, as such, it must not have the most vulnerable among us forced to make the most sacrifice."

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