ANNOUNCEMENT FROM DNC ACTION ALERT ... BUSH'S DEFICIT DISASTER: ANOTHER BUDGET CUTS PRIORITIES, PUTS AMERICA FURTHER IN DEBT

The proposed 2006 federal budget President Bush released yesterday would drive America deeper into debt while making cuts that will hurt veterans, farmers, and other working Americans. Bush's budget leaves out the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, currently running at $5 billion per month. It leaves out the cost of his Social Security privatization scheme and makes other unrealistic assumptions and ignores costs in an attempt to paint the rosiest picture possible. But his budget does nothing to decrease the deficit. Despite Bush's failure to re in in the deficit, his budget still includes cuts to programs that will hurt Americans who need the most help. Areas Bush wants to cut include:

* Medicaid*
Veterans' health benefits (forcing veterans to pay more for health care)
*College loans*
Education programs that help poor children
*Farm subsidies*
Community development grants

Bush's allies in Congress are already expressing their opposition to the cuts in his budget. One Wall Street economist called the numbers "not credible," saying they "haven't been for the last few years and they shouldn't be looked at with much seriousness now."

TAKE ACTION ... Sign our petition today and tell President Bush to take his budget back to the drawing board. America needs a responsible budget that meets our priorities while making serious reductions in the deficit.
http://www.democrats.org/action/200502080001.html?psc=action_alert