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For Immediate Release |
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Contact: Murat Gokcigdem |
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Phone: (202) 225-8885 |
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March 13, 2008 |
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CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON VOTES FOR A BUDGET THAT RESTORES OPPORTUNITY FOR NORTH TEXAS FAMILIES
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Resolution increases funding for veterans and energy initiatives, and accommodates extension of middle class tax cuts and expansion of the children’s health insurance program
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Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today joined a majority in the House of Representatives in support of a new fiscally responsible budget plan that will strengthen the economy and make America safer. The budget for Fiscal Year 2009 was approved by a vote of 212-207.
“For too long, Republicans and President Bush ran up big deficits and ignored priorities here at home,” said Congresswoman Johnson. “I was proud to back a budget that will help get the American economy moving and balance our budget.”
The Democratic budget is a sharp departure from the fiscally irresponsible budgets proposed by the President and the previous Republican Congress. The budget, approved by the House today, is fiscally responsible, resulting in a surplus by 2012 and adhering to the pay-as-you-go budget rules.
The new Democratic budget makes key investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency, which will create hundreds of thousands of green jobs. The budget also puts family’s first and helps to make everything from energy to food to a college education more affordable. Provisions will also assist Americans facing foreclosures and lowers taxes for middle class families.
Additionally, the budget enhances national security by restoring our military readiness, providing a $4.9 billion increase over Fiscal Year 2008 for veterans’ health care and increasing funding to protect America from terrorism over the President’s levels.
“Democrats have brought fiscal responsibility back to Washington and put families first,” added Congresswoman Johnson. “Our balanced budget gives middle class families the tax breaks they deserve and helps make our communities safer and stronger.”
The Democratic plan also rejects the harmful cuts in the President’s budget, including Medicare, Medicaid, environmental protection, LIHEAP, and COPS. It allocates $50 billion over five years for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and provides substantial resources over the President’s budget for education programs.
For a detailed summary of the Democratic budget, visit http://budget.house.gov/analyses/09summary_dem_budget_rev.pdf
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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.
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