“a stunning failure of leadership”
“This budget is the epitome of 'America Last.'”
“We are unstoppable.”
“Everything will get better.”
“I vowed not to let Israel or America’s friends in the Persian Gulf 'get hurt or fail in any way, shape, or form.'”
“I’m popular”

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On the recordJune 6, 2017
anybody who claims that this budget that was proposed actually balances on any kind of credible assumptions is smoking something.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
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Editor's note · Context

Van Hollen criticizes the credibility of the proposed budget's balancing claims.

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