Marshall J. Breger is a law professor at the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. His research focuses on public policy from a Jewish perspective. He edited the book Public Policy and Social Issues: Jewish Sources and Perspectives (Praeger, 2003).

David Fagelson is associate professor of justice, law and society for the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington, D.C. He wrote the article “Rights and Duties: The Ethical Obligation to Serve the Poor” for the journal Law & Inequality (1999).

Read a statement from the Center for Media and Democracy’s PR Watch saying the budget worried Ryan’s former parish priest.

Read a statement from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities explaining which programs would see cuts under Ryan’s budget.

Read a report from the Tax Policy Center saying the proposed budget would burden lower- and middle-class Americans.

Read a report from the Tax Policy Center explaining the budget.

Read a statement from Faith in Public Life calling Ryan’s budget immoral.

Read a letter from Georgetown faculty to Ryan telling him he’s misusing Catholic teachings in trying to explain the reasoning behind his budget proposal.

Read a statement from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops saying the federal budget must look out for the poor.