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.

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American Federation of State, County
and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
1625 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036-5687
Telephone (202) 429-1145
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