[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S1810]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                            Budget Proposal

  President Trump put out his budget yesterday. It says ``promises 
kept.'' That is one of the biggest lies I have ever seen because if you 
look at the booklet, it is promises broken.
  The President said he would never cut Medicare and Medicaid. He 
slashes them. It is an $845 billion cut to Medicare and $1.5 trillion 
cut to Medicaid.
  The President says he believes in a strong infrastructure bill. 
Promises kept? This bill cuts transportation by over 20 percent.
  The President said that education is the civil rights of this 
generation. Promises kept? The President cuts education dramatically.
  On issue after issue after issue, the President's budget shows the 
real President Trump and how far away he is from the promises he makes 
to the working people of America. Many of them are catching on, many 
more will, and this budget will be a way to show who the President is.
  Even worse--not ``even worse,'' but compounding the injury--there are 
huge giveaways to the wealthy, more tax breaks for the wealthiest of 
Americans. At a time when income distribution is getting more and more 
skewed to the top, when so much of the wealth of America and even the 
income of America goes to the top few, to have a budget that hurts the 
middle class, that hurts those trying to struggle to get to the middle 
class and makes it even easier for the wealthy to garner even more 
money--how out of touch is this budget?
  I repeat my challenge. Leader McConnell, this is your President. You 
seem to go along with him. Put this budget on the floor. Let's see if 
even a single Republican will vote for it. I would like to ask every 
one of my 53 Republican colleagues: How many of you will say, ``I 
support this budget''? I bet not one--not one.
  This budget is a slap on the face to every American who has worked 
hard every day, paid his or her taxes, expects Medicare in retirement, 
expects some way to afford healthcare for retirement.
  President Trump's budget is inhumane. We Democrats will fight it and 
fight these heartless cuts at every single turn.