Sen. David Perdue: A ‘no’ vote on the budget deal is a vote for more spending

Published July 31, 2019 5:19pm ET



When President Trump set out to negotiate a budget deal, he had two primary goals: continue to reduce discretionary spending as a percentage of the economy and fully fund our military.

Those goals were accomplished last week when the Trump administration and congressional leaders struck a deal on spending caps and the debt ceiling.

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