Donald M. Payne: “I wonder if President Trump intended for his budget to be a joke. After all, he entitled it ``Better America'' but…”

“I wonder if President Trump intended for his budget to be a joke. After all, he entitled it ``Better America'' but proposed massive cuts to education programs, the Special Olympics, Medicare, Medicaid, and AIDS programs. Nothing about that will make America better. In fact, it will make life worse for millions of Americans. Trump also likes to call himself the Builder President, but his budget includes not a single penny to fund the country's most critical infrastructure project, the Gateway project. Gateway is a nationally significant project to replace the crumbling tunnels that run under the Hudson River and connect New York and New Jersey. It is a critical project to truly build a better America. After all, Gateway is the linchpin of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, which supports 30 percent of the Nation's jobs and produces 20 percent of our GDP. The Gateway project isn't just about connecting New York and New Jersey. It is about ensuring the stability of the national economy and the free flow of workers from North Carolina to Maine. Trump can't be the Builder President if he doesn't build anything. ____________________”