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Trump's Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal 'Cruel' - Pelosi

© AP Photo / J. Scott ApplewhiteHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington - Sputnik International
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US President Donald Trump's budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 breaks promises he made as a candidate and is both short-sighted and cruel, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said in a statement on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Trump's proposed budget, which was released on Tuesday, would reduce funding for diplomacy and foreign aid by more than 30 percent.

"President Trump’s budget is a stark showcase of the President’s broken promises to America’s hard-working families," Pelosi stated. "It’s a short-sighted and cruel budget that perfectly reflects what Republicans in Congress have been trying to inflict on America for years."

Pelosi noted the budget proposal cuts education, rolls back US leadership on clean energy and hurts programs to research new medicines and cures for disease.

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The budget would have the harshest effects on families in rural communities and shows Trump does not value the future for seniors, children or working families, Pelosi added.

The proposed budget has already received criticism from Congress, where both Republicans and Democrats have voiced opposition to planned spending cuts.

Lawmakers will in the coming months produce their own draft budget and are likely to disregard the president's proposals, as they have done with past presidents.

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