Obama warns of 'Trojan horse' plan
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April 4, 2012, Wednesday
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IN an election-year pitch to American middle-class voters, President Barack Obama is denouncing a House Republican budget plan as a "Trojan horse," warning that it represents "an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country" that would hurt the pocketbooks of working families.
Obama, in a speech to newspaper executives yesterday, sharply criticized a US$3.5 trillion budget proposal pushed by Republican Representative Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, which passed last week. The plan has faced fierce resistance from Democrats, who say it would gut the Medicare health care program for the elderly, slash taxes for the wealthy and lead to deep cuts to crucial programs such as aid to college students and highway and rail projects.
"It's a Trojan horse. Disguised as deficit reduction plan, it's really an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country," Obama said in excerpts of his speech released yesterday. "It's nothing but thinly veiled social Darwinism."
Obama's message came as Republican Mitt Romney looked to solidify his grip on his party's presidential nomination in primary contests yesterday in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, DC. The White House has appeared increasingly focused on Romney, with Obama's campaign criticizing the former Massachusetts governor by name in an energy ad as the president's team seeks to frame the election as a referendum on the economic security of middle-class voters.
White House advisers billed Obama's speech as an important marker as he seeks re-election.
Ryan's proposal aims to cut the deficit and the size of government while offering lower tax rates in return for slashing many popular tax breaks. Romney and his Republican rivals have said they would support Ryan's budget plan, which has little chance of passing the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Obama, in a speech to newspaper executives yesterday, sharply criticized a US$3.5 trillion budget proposal pushed by Republican Representative Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, which passed last week. The plan has faced fierce resistance from Democrats, who say it would gut the Medicare health care program for the elderly, slash taxes for the wealthy and lead to deep cuts to crucial programs such as aid to college students and highway and rail projects.
"It's a Trojan horse. Disguised as deficit reduction plan, it's really an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country," Obama said in excerpts of his speech released yesterday. "It's nothing but thinly veiled social Darwinism."
Obama's message came as Republican Mitt Romney looked to solidify his grip on his party's presidential nomination in primary contests yesterday in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, DC. The White House has appeared increasingly focused on Romney, with Obama's campaign criticizing the former Massachusetts governor by name in an energy ad as the president's team seeks to frame the election as a referendum on the economic security of middle-class voters.
White House advisers billed Obama's speech as an important marker as he seeks re-election.
Ryan's proposal aims to cut the deficit and the size of government while offering lower tax rates in return for slashing many popular tax breaks. Romney and his Republican rivals have said they would support Ryan's budget plan, which has little chance of passing the Democratic-controlled Senate.
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