For Immediate Release
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on Passage of the Specter/Harkin Amendment
Bush and Allies in Congress Need To Get Their Priorities Straight
Today’s vote to restore much-needed funding to health, education and low-income programs was a victory for America’s families and a major defeat for George W. Bush.
The lawmakers who stood up for working families sent President Bush a strong message: Cutting vital public services to give tax breaks to the wealthy would take our country in the wrong direction.
