Lawmakers Declare President Trumps Budget Proposal Dead on Arrival

[brooklynite]

Source: NBC News

Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers rejected President Donald Trump's proposed budget blueprint even before it was formally released Tuesday, saying that the cuts are too steep and the accounting is too unrealistic. Lawmakers said the document, which reflects the president's broad vision, will go nowhere in Congress.

Trump's proposal, which is the more complete version to the "skinny budget" the White House released in March, seeks to dramatically cut programs for low-income Americans while exponentially increasing defense spending. It also makes drastic cuts to environmental protection programs, agriculture and a host of other programs that senators say go too far.

Sen. John Cornyn, the second ranking Republican in the Senate, called it "dead on arrival."

"Almost every president's budget proposal is basically dead on arrival, including President Obama's," Cornyn said, making the point that such proposals are more statements of priorities than legislation. He added that Trump's budget "may find a similar fate."

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/lawmakers-declare-president-trump-s-budget-proposal-dead-arrival-n763306

[underpants]

1. Double counting revenues and NIMBY

Larry Summers rips it apart here
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029105662#post1

Not In My Back Yard
These supply siders live in an unreal world where govt money just disappears. The economic and financial impact is a mystery to them. Add in that Senators and especially House members like that money flowing in for projects (often with their name on them) that local contractors love getting a piece of.

[Scurrilous]

2. K&R

[yuiyoshida]

3. K&R and Tweeted

n/t

[Honeycombe8]

4. I guess we're delaying the inevitable, but for now....YAY!!! nt

[not fooled]

5. Whatever damage they manage to do

If we regain control of the House in 2018, will stop.

We have to vote in order to survive.

[Honeycombe8]

12. +1. nt

[barbtries]

6. i hope his fans are paying attention to his "broad vision"

since it will hurt most of them just as it will hurt most of the rest of us.

[dalton99a]

7. The broad vision that leads to a beautiful picture in the cemetery

if they can afford a plot

[barbtries]

8. there ya go

or a flag draped on their coffin.

i know it's no fun admitting you were wrong but jeez. some people are more lemming like than i previously knew.

[Sunlei]

9. Republicans budget in crayon. They'll polish that turd.

[Bigredhunk]

10. -

GOOD!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. "Almost every President" -- hopefully this budget is deader than all the rest. . . nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

13. Even the Republicans don't want to touch that shit

Except maybe the Freedumb Caucus.