WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Ranking Democrat of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, today released the following statement in reaction to the release of President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget proposal:
“President Obama’s budget is tailor-made to boost the middle class by focusing on the real world needs of average American families and building on the solid economic growth we’ve already seen under his watch.
“Month after month, the data is showing that our economy has turned a corner. Last year was the strongest year for job growth since 1997. The inflation rate is low, gas is cheap, the economy is growing and both household and business optimism is on the rise. But we have to take advantage of this opportunity and make sure that everyone shares in the gains of our economy. With investments in child care, early childhood education, research and infrastructure, expanded job training and aid to make a college education more affordable, the President has given us the right ingredients to make sure we do just that.”
Maloney is the Ranking Democrat of the Joint Economic Committee for the 114th Congress.
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