House Democratic Women Rail against Cuts to Social Safety Net

Jason Attermann — July 12, 2011 – 5:03 pm | Democrats | Domestic Policy | Health Care | Republicans | Women's Issues Comments (0) Add a comment

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and 13 other female Democratic representatives gathered today to stand against cuts to the social safety net. At a press conference today, the group railed against proposed reductions to Medicare and other programs that would unfairly and negatively impact women.

Pelosi began the press conference by clearly outlining their stance:

Today, the Democratic women of Congress have come together to send a very clear message: We must protect Medicare and Social Security. We will not support cuts. Social Security and Medicare, as well as the concern that we have for cost shifting, etc. in Medicaid. Congress will not sacrifice these vital pillars of economic and health security of our society and our economy in order to give tax breaks to the wealthy, subsidies to Big Oil, and tax breaks to corporations that send jobs overseas. Upholding the bedrock promise of Medicare and Social Security is vital to our country’s women.

Newly-elected Representative Kathy Hochul (D-NY) went on to define the interests of the Democratic Party as they relate to the issue:

Democrats are behind this because it’s what we do. We look out for the American people. We look out for our seniors. We look out for our families. So I think you start with the basic, that’s the core of what we are all about, and I believe that there are many Republicans who also subscribe to that as well.

Hochul went on to say:

Again, this is what baffles me about Washington. I don’t understand why the Republicans are not joining with us here-Republican women, Republican men looking out for our seniors and our families but simultaneously recognizing that very strong need we have to cut spending.

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