Cortez Masto: President Trump's Budget Doesn't Put Nevada First

Statement

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement after reviewing the specifics of President Trump's budget proposal and its impact on the State of Nevada.

"While I commend the Administration for recognizing that the issue of childcare is crucial for families, there is little in this budget that is good for America. From repealing the Affordable Care Act, targeting Medicaid and SNAP, to gutting crucial housing and education funding; the President's budget doesn't put Nevada first. By putting funding towards Yucca Mountain, eliminating Brand USA and ending tax credits that spur green jobs, this President has demonstrated he isn't interested in strengthening hard-working middle class families. Instead, he's focused on making his tax cuts for the wealthy permanent -- and he's doing it on the backs of seniors and struggling families, while taking money away from other services to fund his border wall and deportation force. This budget is a statement of the failed vision and wrong priorities of this Administration. It will not have my support."

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