Democrats publish running list of $430 million Trump cuts as congressional spending fight resumes

Democrats publish running list of $430 million Trump cuts as congressional spending fight resumes


Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), top Democrats on the Senate and House appropriations committees, released a tracker detailing federal funding blocked by President Donald Trump.

The running list is meant to “shine a light on President Trump’s vast, illegal funding freeze and how it is hurting people in every zip code in America.” The move comes as Congress reconvened from its spring recess Monday, and Republicans in control of both chambers are looking to deliver next month on Trump’s legislative agenda.

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“No American president has ever so flagrantly ignored our nation’s spending laws or so brazenly denied the American people investments they are owed,” Murray and DeLauro said in a statement.

The pair said

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