Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Republican Budget Proposal

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2012.  The budget proposed today by House Republicans is a blueprint of what our country would look like under their control – a government of, by, and for the 1%.  There’s nothing courageous about worsening the imbalance in our economy by protecting only the wealthiest, most powerful people and corporations. And there’s nothing courageous about cutting Social Security and Medicare for seniors in order to cut taxes for the super-wealthy.