Politicians across the state, and those in the South Bay, are weighing in on the budget battle being waged this week in Washington, D.C.
Federal lawmakers, along with President Obama, are working to avoid a government shut down Friday at midnight if a spending plan for the rest of the fiscal year isn't approved. In the meantime, Republicans released a long-term fiscal plan that would reduce the deficit by $5 trillion over 10 years, but require deep cuts to Medicaid and Medicare.
U.S. Sen Barbara Boxer, D-California, released a statement Wednesday said the "Republican budget would give huge tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires, all paid for by destroying Medicare for our seniors and denying health care to our most vulnerable children."
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, a Democrat who represents Gardena, Hawthorne and Lawndale, is holding a rally Saturday at Jesse Owens Park in South Los Angeles. The event will draw attention to H.R.1, a spending plan passed by the House of Representatives in February that would cut $60 billion in federal spending over the next six months.
Waters, who voted against the measure, will call attention to potential cuts in housing, the elderly, child care, job training and other areas. The event is at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the park, at the corner of Century Boulevard and Western Avenue.
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