can split in around out there that actually is what is best for our nation it's the congressional progressive caucus is budget it's been named the people's budget it was a subject of paul krugman sunday op ed in the new york times in which crewmen said the only major budget proposal out there offering a plausible pam plan after balancing the budget is the one that includes significant tax increases the people's budget from the congressional progressive caucus which unlike the ryan plan which was just right wing orthodoxy with an added dose of magical thinking is genuinely courageous because it calls for shared sacrifice as crewmen points out later the people's budget is projected to yield a balanced budget by twenty twenty one and the proposal achieves this without dismantling the legacy of the new deal which gave us social security and the great society which gave us medicare and medicaid so what is it that paul krugman knows that the rest of us don't. let's take a look at the so-called people's budget proposed by the progressive caucus first the bottom line this budget reduces our deficit by five

is the one that includes significant tax increases the people's budget from them for congressional progressive caucus which unlike the ryan plan which was just right wing orthodoxy with an added dose of magical thinking is genuinely courageous because it calls for sure sacrifice so given that the progressive plan ends our foreign wars achieves a budget surplus by two thousand and twenty one. way faster than either the president's or the republicans plan and does all this without sacrificing medicare medicaid and social security is a painfully obvious that the best way forward for america is the progressive budget no actually it's one with ending our wars to keep it intact or a social safety net and raising taxes on millionaires and billionaires i think that this is the way one of the ways you can tell who is actually serious in trying to come up with a. a solution to to our problems budgetary long term budgetary problems paul ryan's plan which might not be perfect but he's actually he's asking the asking for a serious debate. serious debate it's not a plan that you would put out there if you're looki

the plan we had before, the progressive plan, $16 trillion tax increase, the congressional black caucus budget, $6 trillion tax increase. this budget cuts defense $619 billion, the progressive budget, $1.2 trillion, the c.b.c. budget cuts $469 billion. mr. van hollen: will the gentleman yield? mr. ryan: i don't have time. the c.b.c. budget increases domestic spending, $4.1 trillion. the domestic caucus increase creasts it $11.4 trillion. so we've got it. we know where they are. more spending, more spending, on everything but cut and gut defense and raise taxes a lot. i won't but -- the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. ryan: i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: all time for debate has expired. the chair will announce that on the last recorded vote the number of members recording as present was 172. the question now is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from maryland. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. mr. van hollen: mr. chairman, on that i ask for the yeas and nays. the chair: does the gentleman ask for

with the values of working families, and that's the people's budget submitted by the congressional progressive caucus. instead of taking away health care from seniors by gutting medicare, the people's budget provides more affordable health care with a robust public option that would save this nation's taxpayers $68 billion over seven years. the majority's budget will cost americans 1.7 million american jobs. our budget will people back to work and a 21st century education system. we have a choice. the majority budget that demands more sacrifice from struggling families and gives the wealthy a free ride or the progressive budget which invests in people, creates a budget surplus and brings our troops home. i urge my colleagues to make a smart, fiscally responsible choice. vote for the people's budget. the chair: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from indiana. mr. rokita: thank you, mr. chairman. at this time i yield to the gentlelady from tennessee. the chair: how much time does the gentleman yield? mr. rokita: two minutes. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. mrs. blackbu

yet we are going to have every single substitute from the congressional progressive caucus, congressional black caucus, mr. cooper, the democratic substitute all considered and we are going to have a free flowing debate today and tomorrow on that. mr. speaker, let me just say that yesterday i stood here at 1:30 just as the president was getting ready to deliver his speech and i indicated some real hope and optimism by virtue of the fact that early indications were the president would be talking about the need for entitlement reform. i had have to say i was more than disappointed in the fact that the speech was a little more political than i thought it could have been, and it was at best a very first step, but a little too modest for my taste. mr. speaker, it is essential that we work in a bipartisan way to take on, to take on the burden and the cost of medicare, especially, and social security as well. why? so that we can save not abolish medicare and social security. the american people have been compelled throughout their entire lifetimes to pay the fica tax. they in fact should have an