Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on FY 2014 Budget Proposal

by Gary Kopycinski on April 11, 2013

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Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2013. A president’s budget is more than just numbers. It is a profoundly moral document. We believe cutting Social Security benefits and shifting costs to Medicare beneficiaries – while exempting corporate America from shared sacrifice – is wrong and indefensible.