The Trump administration’s first full budget request has left some lawmakers scratching their head, says CQ Budget Tracker editor David Lerman, over the math: It doesn’t add up.
Show Notes:
- House Appropriators Float 12-Bill Omnibus Before Recess
- Opinion: Mick Mulvaney’s Compassion — Not for the Needy
- Opinion: Pelosi’s ‘Medicare for All’ Problem
- CBO Score Spells Trouble Ahead for Obamacare Repeal in Senate
Mulvaney Spars With Senators Over New Curbs on Medicaid Growth ($) https://t.co/DhKiwczXQH via @JenniferShutt pic.twitter.com/BVye3rA4Bl
— CQ Now (@CQnow) May 25, 2017
Where to begin? AHCA—which POTUS celebrated upon House passage—cuts $1.11 trillion from US health spending. His budget calls for more cuts. pic.twitter.com/UmoTO8lrsH
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) May 30, 2017
We finally have a @POTUS who is willing to balance the budget. The last president never proposed a single budget that balanced—not ever. pic.twitter.com/tCD4kFG2wD
— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) May 30, 2017
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