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On the recordMay 23, 2017
The Trump budget balances itself on the backs of working families, middle class folks, senior citizens, the poor, the sick, the afflicted, as well as rural America.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

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Criticism of the Trump budget's impact on vulnerable populations.

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