Beatty Opposes House Republican FY2018 Budget Resolution

Beatty Opposes House Republican FY2018 Budget Resolution

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.Con.Res.71, a bill outlining the congressional budget for the federal government for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 and setting forth budgetary levels through (FY) 2027, by a vote of 218 to 206. Immediately following the vote, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty issued the following statement:

"I voted against the House Republican budget because it is a bad deal for seniors, students, veterans, people with disabilities and working families. Republicans want to gut Medicaid by more than $1 trillion, slash Medicare funding by nearly $500 billion, cut hundreds of billions of dollars from critical job-creating investments and initiatives, as well as veterans benefits and programs for working families, all while giving a massive, unnecessary, budget-busting tax cut to the super wealthy. Instead of writing a budget that hurts so many people—including the most vulnerable—Republicans would be wise to work with Democrats to deliver on their promise of ‘Building a Better America' for all Americans, preserve middle class tax cuts, and not just line the pockets of the well-connected and richest 400 American families."

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