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The commander of NORTHCOM command said publicly that there is no military threat on the southern border, so spending money for a wall, potentially at the expense of health of our service members, just doesn't seem like the right priority.
The President, for example, determined to use significant priorities--or funding to build a wall in Mexico, while leaving these military families unprotected right here at home.
The President's budget cuts the State Department and other international assistance programs by 23 percent.
The Trump Administration's proposed 2020 budget calls for cutting $1.2 billion, for nearly 10 percent of the Department of Labor's resources to help offset the cost of tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.
WIOA, for example, has yet to be fully funded to authorize levels.
One of the biggest challenges to scaling successful work force training programs in our country is the lack of resources that we dedicate to the work force system.
Cutting their security, given what is going on, I know it is concerning to me because I want to make sure that we protect our diplomats.
That has been our policy, as opposed to what I see happening on Colombia.
Families who are fleeing their homeland for fear in losing their life.
Colombia is doing the right thing by taking care of these folks who are in crises.
The people of Venezuela--I think we would agree on this--are in crises, correct?
They are fleeing and, fortunately, they are going to Colombia.
They expect the possibility of a bigger crisis.
As a former educator of 40 years, I understand how important that is.
By taking money out of Washington and putting it back in the pockets of hardworking Americans, our historic tax cuts have sparked an economic surge.