Posted on 03/21/2017 5:01:07 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday shot down prospects for major parts of President Donald Trumps budget, rejecting proposed cuts to foreign aid and medical research.
Every president sends up a budget, and with all due respect to the current president, I cant recall any time in which we have been sort of dictated to by either a Republican or a Democratic president, McConnell said in an interview with The Associated Press. Well put our own imprint on it, particularly with regard to overseas. [ ]
America being a force is a lot more than building up the Defense Department, McConnell said. Diplomacy is important, extremely important, and I dont think these reductions at the State Department are appropriate because many times diplomacy is a lot more effective and certainly cheaper than military engagement.
On another spending issue, McConnell said the politics of the moment mean Republicans controlling Washington wont touch benefit programs like Medicare and Social Security, known as entitlements.
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Correct.It is by design to keep real conservatives out of positions of leadership.Back room deals between the elites.
They do? Huh. Because during I don't recall the last time congress actually passed a budget. Just add some more to the old budget and put it out as a continuing resolution; no cuts, no reductions in anything at all. Now we see that Mitch was a-okay with that approach, he's allergic to cuts.
So, is Mitch balancing the Budget so we can afford to be such a generous Country?
I'll be happy if the government only gives me back the sum they stole from my paycheck in order to pull off this scheme. Just give me back what they took and I'll be happy.
We sent Trump because of you, Mitch. You screw with him, you screw with us.
“I see. Submitting a budget is dictating ? Sit down you old doddard. Its not about you, or congress, its about what American people are fed up paying for.”
Well said FRiend!
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