Democrats' Fiscally Responsible Budget:
Cutting Taxes For Working Americans

March 10, 2008 - Democrats continue to strengthen our economy and reverse years of Bush Republicans' fiscal policies that have put the burden of a looming recession on the back of middle-class families. Senate Democrats are proposing a budget that will cut taxes for working Americans and will help make health care, college tuition and energy more affordable. U.S. Senators Kent Conrad and Max Baucus and Representatives John Spratt and George Miller, joined a recipient of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and a recent college graduate today to discuss the Democratic budget that will be debated in the Senate and the House of Representatives this week.

"Middle-class taxpayers who are finding it harder to cope with higher energy, education and other costs, will like what they see in our Democratic budget," Conrad said. "We not only lower taxes for families, but we make needed investments in energy, education and infrastructure. These efforts will create jobs and bring needed relief for workers and their families. Unlike past Republican budgets that have heavily favored the wealthiest among us and caused the country's deficit and debt to explode, our Democratic budget provides help for the vast majority of working Americans, and does so in a fiscally responsible way." Read more.

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