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Families across the country sit around the kitchen table making tough choices about their household budgets. The American people expect their President to do the same. So, let’s talk about the President’s budget proposal... (1/)
To fulfill a campaign promise, he’s asked for $8.6 billion for his wall. Didn’t work last year, isn’t going to work this year. (2/)
The President seems to have forgotten another campaign promise that he wouldn’t cut Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security.
His budget cuts all three. (3/)
His budget cuts all three. (3/)
And even the President’s OWN budget projects that debt held by the public will hit $22.8 trillion by 2025, more than 50 percent higher than the year President Trump took office. And that's under a “Pollyanna” economic forecast that also uses every budget gimmick in the book (4/)
In the words of Sen. Wellstone -- “We all do better when we all do better.” This budget just doesn’t get us there. The President’s budget is irresponsible, it doesn’t reflect our values, and it hurts the American people. (5/5)
