Democrats pan Trump’s budget proposal as ‘dead on arrival’ | TheHill – The Hill

The Trump Budget does not see a problem in this country it cannot somehow make worse. Unless, of course, the problem is that the wealthiest families and largest corporations in this country havent gotten enough tax cuts, or that the military-industrial complex isnt raking in profits that are obscene enough," Sanders in a statement.

Trump's budget also proposes steep cuts to several departments, including a 37 percent cut for the Commerce Department, a 26 percent cut for the Environmental Protection Agency and a 21 percent cut to the State Department and foreign aid.

Presidential budgets are routinely ignored on Capitol Hill, where both the House and Senate will pen their own fiscal 2021 spending bills. But they give the administration a chance to unveil its own political wishlist and underscore its priorities heading into the November election.

Democrats quickly put the budget proposal in the context of the looming election, where both the White House and control of Congress is up for grabs.

"The Trump administration is a broken record; we keep hearing the same tune over and over, and this year is no exception. Its time for a president who puts the middle class first," he said in a statement.

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) tried to connect the budget proposal to Republicans who are up for reelection in November.

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