Post by Logan on Mar 19, 2017 5:44:42 GMT -6
WASHINGTON — The White House released President Donald Trump's first budget proposal to the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, and it was full of cuts to programs that send money to Alaska.
In response, the members of Alaska's congressional delegation, despite sharing a party with the president for the first time in years, were not keen on the cuts. They were quick to remind reporters that it is Congress, not the White House, that holds the purse strings.
Republican Rep. Don Young was inclined to keep his response to the budget request short and concise.
"This budget isn't going anywhere," Young said in a prepared statement. "The President has an obligation to propose a budget, but it's Congress' responsibility to write the budget and set spending."
Read more: www.adn.com/politics/2017/03/16/trumps-budget-cuts-deep-gash-into-alaskas-federal-funding/
In response, the members of Alaska's congressional delegation, despite sharing a party with the president for the first time in years, were not keen on the cuts. They were quick to remind reporters that it is Congress, not the White House, that holds the purse strings.
Republican Rep. Don Young was inclined to keep his response to the budget request short and concise.
"This budget isn't going anywhere," Young said in a prepared statement. "The President has an obligation to propose a budget, but it's Congress' responsibility to write the budget and set spending."
Read more: www.adn.com/politics/2017/03/16/trumps-budget-cuts-deep-gash-into-alaskas-federal-funding/