Senator Allen does not get it that budgets are moral documents
On Wednesday, December 14, many people of faith converged on Capitol Hill for a prayer vigil to remind congress members that budgets are indeed moral documents. The numerous pastors, volunteers, lay ministers and other people of faith were there out of concern for what the budget proposed by the House of Representatives does to programs the poor depend on for daily life.
The House budget proposes substantial decreases for programs like Medicaid, food stamps, temporary housing assistance for the needy and financial aid for college students. The Senate budget proposal still cuts funding for many programs, but nearly as devastating as the House budget.
Members of the two Houses of Congress are meeting in committee to iron out the differences between the House and Senate budget proposals. Because of increasing public pressure, the Senate has voted on several motions to “instruct” committee members on what the Senate requires the budget to look like when it is presented for final passage.
Both of our senators from Virginia were present for these votes and voted. One of these motions was to protect Medicaid from cuts, another was to protect food stamps from cuts, and yet a third was to exclude the temporary assistance for needy families from the budget. In all three of these, our senior Senator, John Warner, voted in favor of protecting these programs that enable people to lift themselves out of poverty. In all three, our junior Senator, George Allen, voted to submit these important programs to the chopping block.
John Warner is a friend to most Virginians, Republican, and Democrat, rich, middle class, and poor. Time and time again, George Allen has shown that he is not in favor of protecting the most vulnerable members of our great commonwealth, nor has he shown much wisdom by his being on the wrong side of issues time and time again. Mark Warner has committed himself to not run against Allen in 2006 for the Senate seat. Lets hope the Democrats can find a worthy candidate that will be popular and mainstream enough to toss Allen out of the Senate, back to his rich family and affluent friends, who he is obviously most comfortable representing.
On Wednesday, December 14, many people of faith converged on Capitol Hill for a prayer vigil to remind congress members that budgets are indeed moral documents. The numerous pastors, volunteers, lay ministers and other people of faith were there out of concern for what the budget proposed by the House of Representatives does to programs the poor depend on for daily life.
The House budget proposes substantial decreases for programs like Medicaid, food stamps, temporary housing assistance for the needy and financial aid for college students. The Senate budget proposal still cuts funding for many programs, but nearly as devastating as the House budget.
Members of the two Houses of Congress are meeting in committee to iron out the differences between the House and Senate budget proposals. Because of increasing public pressure, the Senate has voted on several motions to “instruct” committee members on what the Senate requires the budget to look like when it is presented for final passage.
Both of our senators from Virginia were present for these votes and voted. One of these motions was to protect Medicaid from cuts, another was to protect food stamps from cuts, and yet a third was to exclude the temporary assistance for needy families from the budget. In all three of these, our senior Senator, John Warner, voted in favor of protecting these programs that enable people to lift themselves out of poverty. In all three, our junior Senator, George Allen, voted to submit these important programs to the chopping block.
John Warner is a friend to most Virginians, Republican, and Democrat, rich, middle class, and poor. Time and time again, George Allen has shown that he is not in favor of protecting the most vulnerable members of our great commonwealth, nor has he shown much wisdom by his being on the wrong side of issues time and time again. Mark Warner has committed himself to not run against Allen in 2006 for the Senate seat. Lets hope the Democrats can find a worthy candidate that will be popular and mainstream enough to toss Allen out of the Senate, back to his rich family and affluent friends, who he is obviously most comfortable representing.
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