Democrats say Trump’s 2021 budget request undermines national security even before they see it

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WHY WAIT? House Democrats are already taking aim at President Trump’s proposed federal budget for fiscal year 2021, even before it is formally delivered to the U.S. Capitol this morning.

“Unfortunately, we expect this budget to include the same destructive and irrational cuts the President has floated in previous years,” said a statement from the Democrat-controlled House Budget Committee. “From attacks on health care and vital programs, to undermining investments in our national security and further destabilizing our long-term fiscal health.”

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