once again, bush screws the poor, rewards the rich

Congress Approves Budget Outline With First Cuts in Medicaid for the Poor Since 1997

WASHINGTON -- A $2.6 trillion budget outline barely approved by Congress will cut projected spending on Medicaid for the poor, lock in tax cuts and _ Republicans claim _ put the country on a path toward lower federal deficits.

Democrats unanimously opposed the spending outline passed late Thursday. They said the budget reflects the president's misplaced priorities by freezing or trimming health, education and agriculture programs while cutting taxes by as much as $106 billion over five years.

The vote was 214-211 in the House and 52-47 in the Senate.
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But Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., said her state alone would lose
$1.37 billion in Medicaid funding. "It is unconscionable to balance the budget
on the backs of our most vulnerable Americans."

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So, once again, this administration claims to be trying to fix the massive deficit that they caused by screwing over the poor while continuing to reward the rich with more tax cuts....To think that this country once stood for something.....