DeGette Comments On President Obama's 2010 Budget Proposal

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of theCommittee on Energy and Commerce, today offered the following commentson President Obama's Fiscal Year 2010 budget plan:

"President Obama's 2010 budget reflects the priorities and values ofthe American people. After the passage of a strong recovery bill thataddresses both the short-term and long-term stability in our economy,President Obama has followed up with a supportive budget plan thatmakes vital investments in health care, energy, and education.

"The President's budget plan includes funding for my key priorities –health care and food safety. For the first time, the budget puts adown-payment on health care reform in terms of actual funding to makecertain that our system will be more efficient and cost-effective. Thisnew fund makes clear that President Obama is serious about ensuringthat every American has access to health coverage. Included in thePresident's budget is funding for an office of Nurse Home Visitation,an evidenced-based initiative that I have championed with theNurse-Family Partnership. In addition, the President's budget includesadditional funding to improve our food safety system in the UnitedStates. Congress is working with President Obama on getting us out ofthe fiscal hole the last Administration left us in."

To view President Obama's 2010 budget, click here.