"The ideas that the Republicans have proposed ask nothing of the wealthiest Americans or biggest corporations, so the burden is all on first responders or seniors or middle-class families," Obama said, adding that those proposals would "slash Medicare and investments that create good middle-class jobs." He warned that military readiness and vital domestic services would be hurt "if Congress allows this meat-cleaver approach to take place." |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.