“The House Republican budget’s path of less opportunity, higher poverty, and more inequality is the wrong direction for our nation. Unfortunately, Senate Republicans appear poised to head in a similar direction, only through two reconciliation bills rather than one. Congress should return to the drawing board and craft a budget that broadens opportunity, lowers costs, and invests in people and families, while responsibly raising the revenues needed to make those investments and reduce economic risks associated with high debt.”
House Releases Reverse Robin Hood Resolution – American Prospect
“It would take food and medicine from the poor and give the money to the rich. But there’s nothing even approaching consensus among Republicans.”