Pelosi Statement on House Republicans’ Failure to Pass Budget

"The federal budget is supposed to be a statement of our values.  What's important to us as a nation should be reflected in the budget.

"The Republican Leadership has proposed the most devastating ‘Road to Ruin' budget in history, and even that wasn't enough for the radical forces that have taken control of the House Republicans.  The Ryan Budget ended the Medicare guarantee for our seniors and did savage damage to good-paying jobs, education and infrastructure in America.  And even though it would demand $6.5 trillion in cuts, increase poverty, and stack the deck for the special interests in our country, it wasn't brutal enough to pass in the Republican majority.

"While the Do-Nothing Republican Congress continues to bicker over this radical budget plan, House Democrats will continue to fight for a budget that does reflect our values as a country – a budget that creates jobs, invests in the future, and grows the paychecks of the American people while reducing the deficit in a responsible way."