Senator Chris Van Hollen: Donald Trump Budget ‘Is Totally Fraudulent Accounting’

CONSIDERS THE VIEWS OF THOSE TAXPAYERS WHO ARE PAYING THE
BILLS IN EFFECT RIGHT NOW. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS BEING A
TAXPAYER FIRST COMPASSIONATE BUDGET.
>> ONLY IF YOU'RE IN THE TOP 1% INCOME EARNERS.
IF YOU'RE ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST AMERICAN FAMILIES YOU DO GREAT.
IN FACT YOU WILL GET A TAX BREAK.
MILLIONAIRES GET AN AVERAGE TX BREAK OF $50,000.
EVERYONE ELSE GETS WHACKED. NICKMULL MULVANEY DIDN'T TALK A
THAT OR THE FACT THAT HE IS GOING TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR
STUDENTS TO AVORD COLLEGE. THESE ARE THINGS HE DIDN'T TALK
ABOUT. YOU MENTIONED MEDICAID.
THERE ARE STAGGERING CUT CUTS T
MEDICAID, AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT TWO-THIRDS OF
THOSE FUNDS WILL HELP SENIORS IN NURSING HOMING AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES. THERE ARE MANY WORKING PEOPLE
THAT ALSO RELY ON THAT. THESE ARE DEEP CUTS TO WORKING
PEOPLE AND THE MIDDLE CLASS, GREAT FOR MILLIONAIRES.
>> AND IN THE EYES OF SOME, IT MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT PEOPLE LIKE
LOW INCOME AND RURAL AMERICANS. I WANT TO ASK ABOUT THE PUSH
BACK, SAYING THAT THIS BUDGET IS EFFECTIVELY DEAD ON ARRIVAL
RIGHT NOW AS ARE MANY OTHERS. HE SAID THIS ONE IS LIKELY TO
FACE A SIMILAR FATE. WHAT HAPPENS NOW WHEN THIS
REACHES CONGRESS, IS THIS A STARTING PLACE FOR REPUBLICANS
AND CAN DEMOCRATS DO ANYTHING TO HELP SWAY THEIR OPINION ON THIS.
>> I WAS PLEASED TO SEE IN HIS STATEMENTS, AND I HOPE WE PUT
THIS WHOLE TRUMP BUDGET ASIDE, AND IT DOES SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT DONALD TRUMP SAID HE WANTED TO DO LIKE A BUDGET THAT
SUPPORTS WORKING PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE CLASS.
BOOSTS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND NOT JUST ANOTHER TAX GIVE AWAY
TO THE VERY RICHEST IN THE COUNTRY.
I DON'T THINK THAT IS THE PRIORITY FOR THE COUNTRY RIGHT
NOW. AS YOU INDICATED, AND OTHERS
HAVE SEEN. THIS IS A BETRAYAL OF SO MUCH OF
WHAT DONALD TRUMP TALKED ABOUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
>> LET'S LISTEN TO JOHN McCAIN WHO SPOKE ABOUT IT A MOMENT AGO.
>> SENATOR, CAN I ASK YOU ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET?
IS IT DEAD ON ARRIVAL? >> YES.
AND THE COMMITMENT TO REBUILDING THE MILITARY CANNOT BE FULFILLED
WITH THIS LEVEL OF SPENDING. IT IS $30 BILLION TOO SHORT.
>> THAT OF THE JOHN McCAIN WITH KACIE HUNT.
I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THAT, ASSUMING ROBUST GROWTH OF 3%,
THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS BANKING ON, THEY SAY IT COULD
ELIMINATE THE FEDERAL DEFICIT WITHIN A DECADE.
IS THAT REASONABLE AND IS THE COST TOO GREAT TO EVEN SHOOT FOR
THAT GOAL? >> IT IS TOTALLY FRAUDULENT
ACCOUNTING. IT IS A FAKE BUDGET.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A POINT OF REFERENCE, THE REPUBLICAN BUDGET
THAT WENT THROUGH THE CONGRESS A FEW MONTHS AGO ASSUMED 2% GROWTH
OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE TRUMP FOLKS ASSUME 3%.
THERE IS NO ECONOMIC PROJECTION OUT THERE BY ANYBODY WHO TALKS
ABOUT THAT KIND OF GROWTH, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU WANT TO
CLAMP DOWN AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS ON
IMMIGRATION. WHICH HELPS PROVIDE NEW WORKERS
INTO THE WORKFORCE. THIS IS A SCAM WHEN IT COMES TO
THEIR DEFICIT CLAIMS. I WANT TO BE CLEAR, THE HARM IT
WOULD DO TO MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES AND WORKING AMERICANS
IS REAL, BUT THE CLAIMS THA

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