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Shortchanging our Communities
Bush budget
robs recovery
for workers
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R ep . E lijah E . C ummings
In President B ush’s w eekly ra
dio address on Saturday, he said
that his fiscal year 2005 budget
would give the A m erican people a
clear view o f his priorities.’
W ell, I am sad to say, that after
review ing the P resid en t's budget
released M onday, the econom ic
outlook for the A m erican w orker is
bleak and unforgiving. C learly, re
ducing the deficit and creating an
econom y capable o f investing in
the fiscal security o f the A m erican
w orker is not among this President’s
priorities.
In the course o f three years.
President Bush has taken our na
tion from a path o f record budget
surpluses to a path o f m onstrous
budget deficits and escalating in
stability. W hen President Bush took
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office in January 2001, he inherited
a projected 10-year budget surplus
o f $5.6 trillion. Now, the Bush A d
m inistration projects a budget defi
cit o f $521 billion this year and a
deficit o f $364 billion in 2005.
It is unbelievable, that in the face
o f sw eeping deficits, the Bush
A dm inistration would propose a
Don’t Freeze HIV Prevention
by T erry M c A uliffe
D emocratic C ommittee
C hairman
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERS
/Memories can be as precious as jewels.
Protecting them can be as easy as sharing them.,
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U .S. R ep . Elijah E. C u m m in g s
budget that centers on more tax
cuts for the top 5 percent o f income
earners, further draining our fed
eral revenues by $ 1 trillion dollars.
W h a t is w o rs e , w h ile th e
P resident’s budget starves our fed
eral treasury with deficit financed
tax cuts, it shortchanges invest
m ent in vital dom estic program s
including his ow n No Child Left
Behind Act, healthcare for the un
insured and highw ay construction
— initiatives that support thriving
com m unities and create sustain
able jobs.
F inally, w hen w e thoroughly
exam ine the President’s budget, we
realize that the true cost rem ains a
vast unknow n. The Bush budget
conveniently om its the future price
tag o f m ilitary engagem ent in Iraq
and A fghanistan.
This budget is not fiscally re
sponsible. In fact, it robs A m erica's
w orkers o f a real chance at recovery.
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md.,
is chairm an o f the Congressional
Black Caucus.
A Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention report released last
summer shows that the number of
people diagnosed with HIV in 29
states increased by 5.1 percent over
all between 1999 and 2002.
The increase included a striking
26 percent rise among Latinos and a
17 percent increase among gay and
bisexual men; African-Americans
also continue to be disproportion
ately affected, representing over half
o f new HIV diagnoses.
African American and Hispanic
women are also disproportionately
affected, representing 80 percent of
cases reported in women.
President Bush’s proposed bud
get fo r2005 would freeze funding for
most HIV/AIDS prevention and treat
ment programs.
His response to the domestic HIV/
AIDS epidemic has not addressed
the problem s Americans are facing.
He is again playing election-year
politics, but he cannot hide behind
his mask o f compassionate conser
vative anymore. His refusal to fund
science-based programs and com
munity-oriented prevention efforts,
while pouring millions into absti
nence-only programs, shows ju st
how far he is willing to go in order to
appease his right-wing base.
The Weather was Truly Frightful
We realize all of the names of history makers didn't make it into history books.
That's why w e'd like to acknowledge ail of those who withstood and endured, who dried tears
and cried tears, who stepped in and courageously kept on. W ho defied injustice to any as proudly
as they praised justice for all. W ho believed in right enough to suffer wrong. W ho hurt and too
often bled but never gave up the fight. W ho mourned and yet still marched, who clasped hands
and walked on, who sat in but most of all stood up for civil rights.
Although the world may not know your individual names,
together you made a world of difference and changed the course of American History.
We Salute You All!
Concerning Mr. Dale Davismiss-
ing the flight to a gam e due to
inclem ent weather conditions, I feel
it is a sham e anyone w ould even
question him for not getting out o f
the W est H ills during the worst
storm in decades.
In light o f every television, radio
and news broadcast w arning that
only em ergency vehicles should
try to navigate the roads and that
thousands o f cars and trucks were
abandoned throughout the city, it
is am azing that the other players
were able to m ake the trip without
som e sort o f serious injury.
A fter listening to “the rest o f the
story,” I w ould have criticized M r
D avis if he had tried to get to w ork
that day. Even if another vehicle
w ere deployed to assist him , il
w ould have only endangered o th
ers.
M y heart goes out to the Blazei
organization for having to deal with
all the issues that they have facec
this season. But Dale Davis? Where
does it say man can control the
w eather?
Lee Jenkins, Vancouver
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