President Trump releases 2021 budget proposal, calls for cuts to social safety net programs

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President Trump releases 2021 budget proposal, calls for cuts to social safety net programs
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Pres. Trump unveils a $4.8 trillion budget that seeks to balance the budget in 15 years, falling short of the the traditional GOP target of doing so over 10 years.

Monday that seeks to balance the budget in 15 years, falling short of the the traditional GOP target of doing so over 10 years.-year proposal includes cuts to Medicaid and other social safety programs but it was unclear on initial review what, if any, impact it would have on Medicare and Social Security. In all, the proposal is projected to result in a $4.6 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade.

Through the president pledged as a candidate not to cut Medicaid, Vought glossed over that abandoned promise as he emphasized that the president remains committed to Medicare and Social Security funding and portrayed proposed cuts as “good government reforms.” “What we've secured over three years has required the mission critical requirements along the southern border and we are going to continue to request funding,” Vought said. “But we're going like gangbusters. 100 miles has already been built. About 500 miles will have been built by the start of next year. We have a good story to tell as it pertains to the effort along the southern border.”

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