Statement From John Kerry on Announcement of Record Budget Deficits Kerry Says Bush’s Mistakes Shouldn’t Be Corrected on the Backs of Elderly, Children and Families
October 20, 2003
For Immediate Release
"In just over 1,000 days in office, George Bush has turned a $5 trillion surplus into record setting deficits.
"What did we get for those trillions of dollars? More than nine million Americans are unemployed, three million have lost their jobs and more than 40 million don't have the health care they need.
"With more than 3 million jobs lost, record budget deficits and mounting debts, it is time for this Administration to admit what millions of unemployed Americans already know - that the economic policies of George W. Bush are the worst in our nation's history. It's obvious this Administration doesn't know how to get this economy back on track, get Americans back to work and get our nation's finances under control.
"Unfortunately, some people like Howard Dean, believe the way to fix George Bush's failed economic policy and massive deficits is on the backs of seniors, children and families by cutting Medicare and repealing the tax cuts that middle class families deserve. I believe Howard Dean simply has the wrong prescription for what ails America's economy.
"We can cut the deficit in half in four years, give Americans access to the health care coverage they need, invests in education and homeland security without doing it on the backs of our elderly, children and families."
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