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Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement in response to the news that after House Republicans will push a balanced budget amendment when Congress returns from recess.

Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, gave the following opening statement at today’s hearing on CBO oversight with outside experts.

Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, gave the following opening statement at today’s members’ day hearing on CBO oversight.

Ranking Member John Yarmuth's opening statement at hearing on CBO Oversight: The Role of Behavioral Modeling in Scoring and Baseline Construction.

"I look forward to working with my fellow committee members to identify possible bipartisan reforms that will help our federal budget process better reflect the priorities of the American people.”

"This is an irresponsibly extreme budget that reflects a disdain for working families, as well as a disheartening lack of vision for a stronger society. This budget calls for massive cuts to health care, anti-poverty programs, and investments in economic growth—all to blunt the deficit-exploding impact of the President’s tax cuts."

"These cuts to critical federal investments are so extreme they can only reflect a disdain for working families and a total lack of vision for a stronger society.”

Expectations are that the Administration will “suddenly” rediscover its aversion to the ballooning deficit it ignored while pushing for the GOP tax scam, and pursue cuts that would seriously harm hardworking families, real investments in economic growth, and programs that provide Americans with a basic standard of living.