Madam Speaker, I had a saying when I was chair of New Jersey's appropriations committee: Show me your budget, and I will show you your priorities. So let's take a look at what the President's budget prioritizes: An additional $8.6 billion for his misguided, hate-fueled wasteful wall; A 5 percent increase in the already bloated Pentagon budget, including money for his childish space force; and Making tax cuts for the rich permanent, the same cuts that exploded the deficit. Now let's look at what he apparently does not value: Medicare, $845 billion in cuts; Medicaid, $241 billion in cuts; and SNAP--that is meals for families that have fallen on hard times--$220 billion in cuts. He also clearly doesn't prioritize: The environment, 31 percent cut from the EPA; Education, $207 billion cut from student loan programs; or Infrastructure, 22 percent cut from the Department of Transportation. Madam Speaker, any way you look at the budget, it is clear: This President needs to get his priorities in order. ____________________
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