PRICE: OBAMA BUDGET A ROADMAP TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL

Washington, D.C. – Representative David Price (NC-04), the Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement today after President Obama announced his 2015 Fiscal Year budget request.

“The President’s budget request would expand opportunity for all Americans by investing in programs that help our people and our economy reach their full potential. President Obama is clearly aware that our strength and security are ensured as much by our commitments to world-class infrastructure, research and development, education and economic mobility, as they are by defense spending. I also applaud the President for urging Congress to close egregious tax loopholes in order to cut taxes for the middle class and those trying to reach it.

“I look forward to scrutinizing the President’s Homeland Security funding request over the coming months. As the President’s budget indicates, comprehensive immigration reform would reduce the deficit and create jobs. As the members of our subcommittee know, an enforcement only approach to immigration does not work and wastes money. I am confident our deliberations will continue to lend a sense of urgency to this critical issue. Finally, I am hopeful the budget agreement reached earlier this year will allow this year’s appropriations process to proceed in a collegial and productive manner, without the threat of shutdown or default.”

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