Sen. Marco Rubio on Tuesday criticized President Trump’s budget proposal for including about $800 million in payments to Obamacare insurers.

The Florida Republican tweeted that programs such as the Coast Guard and Border Patrol were slated for automatic cuts under sequestration, while the budget would spend $812 million in fiscal 2019 on risk corridor payments for insurers.

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