AFL-CIO applauds Congress for voting up Obama budget

As the nation marked the Obama Administration's 100th day, Congress voted to put the needs of regular Americans first for the first time in eight years -- passing the president's budget in the U.S. Senate 53-43 and in the U.S. House 233-193.

AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, reported the Boston Globe:

"America’s workers applaud Congress for passing President Obama’s budget resolution that is a transformational blueprint for growing the middle class and making the economy work for everyone again," John Sweeney, president of the AFL-CIO, said in a statement.

"Now, more than ever, it is crucial that we build an economy that works for working Americans. President Obama’s budget includes a huge down payment on national health care reform, investment in growing green jobs and addressing climate change and more funding for education. The budget also moves away from the failed economic policies of the past and includes tax cuts for middle-class working families, rather than for the wealthy and Big Business. "

To participate AFSCME's online budget briefing, go to the AFSCME Academy at 4 p.m. for staff and 8 p.m. for local leaders.

The OCSEA / AFSCME PEOPLE program, the union's political action committee, depends on voluntary member contributions to give OCSEA members a voice in the Statehouse and on Capitol Hill on issues such as budgets, agency layoffs, collective bargaining, health care and more. To learn more, go to www.ocsea.org/PEOPLE