Schumer: Trump’s budget takes ‘meat ax’ to domestic programs

Published February 27, 2017 5:54pm ET



Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer slammed President Trump’s decision to boost defense spending in his first budget by $54 billion while cutting foreign aid and spending levels by a corresponding amount across the board at most non-security agencies.

Reacting to news about the non-defense spending cuts, Schumer said Trump’s budget priorities take a “meat ax” to programs that benefit the middle-class, which he said amounted to a broken promise to working families who voted for him.

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