For Immediate Release:
November 18, 2005

WASHINGTON D.C - Congressman Dan Boren released the following statement regarding $49.5 billion in budget cuts passed (217-215) by the House of Representatives:

 

“I voted against these drastic cuts because they make it harder to get child support from deadbeat dads, force millions more in out-of-pocket costs on Oklahoma’s 677,000 Medicare recipients, and cripple rural economic development programs many of our communities depend on,” Boren said.  “In addition, the student loan program takes it’s largest-ever cut, making it more difficult for nearly 100,000 Oklahomans to get the education they need to compete in today’s economy.”

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