Trump budget prizes military buildup and sweeping cuts

Name: Trump budget prizes military buildup and sweeping cuts
Uploaded: 2017-03-16T23:17:00Z
Duration: P218S
Description: Unveiled today, President Trump's first federal budget embodies stark changes in federal spending priorities. The more-than $1.1 trillion proposal would cut funding to the EPA and the State Department by almost a third, while boosting spending for the Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs. John Yang takes a closer look.

Clip: 03/16/2017 | 3m 38s

Unveiled today, President Trump's first federal budget embodies stark changes in federal spending priorities. The more-than $1.1 trillion proposal would cut funding to the EPA and the State Department by almost a third, while boosting spending for the Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs. John Yang takes a closer look.

Aired: 03/16/17

Rating: NR

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Trump budget prizes military buildup and sweeping cuts

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