Mikulski, Democrats Fighting for Middle-Class Americans
Posted on March 14, 2006:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Calling on the Congress to make life more affordable for the middle class, Democratic Senators Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland, Barbara Boxer of California, Patty Murray of Washington, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan today rallied for a budget that puts ordinary Americans first.
Democrats want a fiscally responsible budget that makes middle-class American life more affordable, helping ease costs of education, for health care, and more. The president and Congressional Republicans have offered something different, putting the fundamental priorities of the two parties into stark relief with a budget that drives up the costs for ordinary Americans in order to spend billions on tax breaks for multi-millionaires.
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