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U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement on the GOP Budget Resolution for FY18.

“The American people deserve a budget that puts them first – that invests in good-paying jobs, grows wages, and invests in the promise of a secure and healthy retirement. The Republican budget resolution that passed the House today fails this test. It proposes to slash $1 trillion from Medicaid, which provides critical long-term care for seniors, and nearly $500 billion from Medicare, ending the program as we know it at a time when 10,000 seniors turn 65 every day. This proposal would also slash investments in education, job-training and infrastructure programs, which create jobs and help working families compete and succeed, and increase the deficit by more than $1 trillion – all to pave the way for a tax reform plan that provides a massive tax break to the wealthy and big corporations instead of the working families who need it most.

“This is not responsible budgeting or responsible governing. Democrats fully support tax reform that helps working families succeed, promotes economic growth and makes the tax code simpler and fairer. We are ready and willing to work with Republicans toward that goal, but we cannot support a budget that cuts taxes for the wealthy on the backs of hardworking Americans, seniors and children.”