When asked if this budget, which pays for $54 billion in new military spending with large-scale cuts that will inflict great hardships on millions of Americans – such as ending funding for Meals on Wheels – was “hard-hearted,” OMB Director Mick Mulvaney said, “I don’t think so. In fact, I think it’s probably one of the most compassionate things we can do.”
American Bridge Vice President Shripal Shah responded with the following statement:
“It is flooring, even for the Trump Administration, to describe taking food out of the mouths of senior citizens as “compassionate.” This budget puts Americans, and especially those in need, last – which is a travesty coming from a President who ran for office promising that he would bring much-needed help to people who are suffering economically. He is a fraud, and he can’t stop proving it in worse and worse ways.”
Published: Mar 16, 2017