Over the past few years, the American economy has steadily improved, slowly recovering from the Great Recession. American businesses have added 14.4 million new jobs, and deficits have declined as a share of GDP to pre-recession levels. But rather than accelerate that growth through targeted federal investments, House Republicans continue to push a budget that will cut funding for job-creating programs and put our most vulnerable citizens at risk.

Even more disconcerting is the fact that this budget plan keeps tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans, while indiscriminately cutting spending and disinvesting in programs and small business that are driving our economic recovery.