AFSCME - Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on House Budget Vote

Tuesday's election results sent the Republicans into a tailspin. By putting off the House budget vote, the GOP leadership is horse-trading in hopes of getting moderates to support the Republican-led slaughter of public services. But moderates have clearly seen the writing on the wall — uncompassionate conservatism just doesn't sell — and they're thinking about their own political future.

With the President's approval ratings tanking, and corruption and cronyism running rampant throughout the Republican Party, I challenge moderates to stand up to their embattled leadership and vote for poor and middle-class families and against the right wing's "Robin Hood in reverse" plan to gut services for the poor to pay for tax cuts for the super rich.

AFSCME’s 1.6 million members provide the vital services that make America happen. With members in hundreds of different occupations – from nurses to corrections officers, child care providers to sanitation workers – AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportunity for all working families.

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American Federation of State, County
and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
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