Congressman Mark Green turned his back on Wisconsin families today after he cast the deciding vote to approve a harmful House Republican budget that cuts programs vital to college students, working families, and the poor.
Despite 14 moderate Republicans joining House Democrats in opposing the bill, Green voted once again with Tom DeLay and his Republican cronies to approve the draconian budget bill on a 217 to 215 vote.
The GOP budget slashes $11.4 billion in Medicaid, which would have a severe impact on 780,000 children, seniors, and disabled in Wisconsin.
Republicans cut food stamps by $675 million – kicking 220,000 people nationwide off of the nutritional assistance program.
Republicans gut student loans by $14.3 billion, a drastic cut that would increase tuition costs for 138,000 students in Wisconsin.
The GOP plan slashes federal funding for child support enforcement. This would result in a $468 million cut in child support collections for single parents in Wisconsin trying to make ends meet.
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