Pelosi Statement on Radical Republican Budget

"A budget should be a statement of values, but the chief purpose of this radical Republican budget is to hand tax breaks to billionaires on the backs of hard-working Americans and add trillions of dollars to the debt.  This extreme budget also slashes vital lifelines of the American people by an astounding $5.4 trillion – including Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance.

"Democrats know that the American people deserve A Better Deal, with better jobs, better wages and a better future.  We are fighting to tilt the playing field back to the side of the American worker, by raising wages and creating ten million good-paying American jobs in the next five years, reducing the soaring cost of living for families and giving every American the tools to succeed in the 21st century through lifetime learning, including apprenticeships and paid on-the-job training.

"While Republicans give out trillions of dollars of tax cuts to their high-end friends and stick the middle class with the bill, Democrats will fight tooth and nail to put economic power back in the hands of the American people."