Congressman John Spratt (SC-5) to Deliver Democratic Radio Address

WASHINGTON, June 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman John Spratt (SC-5),
Chair of the House Budget Committee, will deliver the Democratic Radio Address
tomorrow. In his address, Congressman Spratt will discuss the fiscally
responsible Democratic budget that charts a New Direction for our country by
investing in energy, education, and infrastructure, while provided tax relief
to the middle class.

WHO: Congressman John Spratt (SC-5)

WHAT: Weekly Democratic Radio Address

WHEN: Saturday, June 7, 2008 - 11:06 a.m. (EST)

WHERE: Major radio networks, including AP, ABC, NPR, CBS Radio, CNN Radio, Fox
News Radio, C-SPAN, Armed Forces Radio Network, American Urban Radio Network,
Voice of America Radio Network, BBC Radio, CBC Radio, and Australian
Broadcasting Corporation

Below are unembargoed excerpts for immediate release:

"Our budget begins by undoing the damage done by the President's budget to
services that people depend upon.
...
"This country faces an energy deficit as well as a budget deficit. Read the
President's budget and you will find little to address skyrocketing energy
costs, or renewable energy, or clean fuel technology, or conservation and
efficiency. What you will find are heavy hits on home energy assistance for
low-income families -- the one program that helps families heat their homes in
winter and cool them in summer. The President cuts deeply into that program;
we raise funds well above his request. As for funding for alternative fuels,
renewable energies, and other energy initiatives, our budget provides $7.7
billion.
...
"The federal budget is like a battleship, badly off course. We cannot steer
it to balance overnight, but we are moving it in that direction, applying
fiscal discipline, but not at the expense of the values and priorities that we
as Democrats hold dear."

SOURCE Office of the Speaker of the House

Brendan Daly, Pelosi, +1-202-226-7616, or Chuck Fant, Spratt, +1-202-226-2651