Statement of Senator Barack Obama on the Senate's Passage of the FY 2009 Budget Resolution
By admin - Posted on June 9th, 2008
June 4, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barack Obama today released the following statement on the Senate's passage of the Conference Report on the FY 2009 Budget resolution (S.Con.Res.70). Senator Obama voted in favor of the measure.
"Today the Senate voted to stand up for working families in Illinois and throughout the nation by rejecting the failed policies of the Bush Administration and moving our country back on track to fiscal discipline. This budget provides for middle class tax relief while making critical investments in education, energy independence, support for our veterans, and job-creating infrastructure.
"I am particularly pleased that the budget includes an amendment I offered to ensure sufficient funds to expedite review of cases where service members may have been erroneously discharged as a result of a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury.
"Our country needs change, and this budget is an important step in the right direction. I commend House and Senate leaders for working together to move this legislation through Congress."
Source: Senator Barack Obama
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