House Republicans: Hypocritical and Fiscally Irresponsible

How much are House Republicans giving away to the wealthy and corporations on the backs of middle class and low-income families?  Take a look:

• $200,000 to the average millionaire under the Ryan Republican Budget;
• Today, they are set to pass more of the unpaid for $614 billion 12-bill GOP package – a price tag that represents:

• More than 60 times more than the cost of renewing emergency unemployment insurance;
• 25 percent more than the entire projected federal deficit for 2014 of $492 billion;
• Almost 7 times the investments in education, job training, and social services in a year; and
• Ten times our annual investments in our veterans.

In short, they have continuously considered unpaid-for bills that would add nearly $1 trillion to the deficit while ignoring other targeted tax credits that would consequently create jobs and lift families out of poverty; and, they have unsympathetically refused to act on issues that matter to Americans:

• Renewing the emergency unemployment insurance for over 3 million hardworking Americans;
• Raising the minimum wage for millions of Americans;
• Passing comprehensive immigration reform, which would reduce the deficit by nearly a $1 trillion;

Instead of pandering to the special interests and the wealthy and going all-out on deficit-busting spending sprees, House Republicans should work with Democrats to create American jobs, spur innovation, and strengthen the economy for everyone.