Here are some more responses to the Republican budget from elected Democrats

Elected Democrats across the party’s ideological spectrum have responded with anger and sadness to the 53-page, 2018 Republican federal budget proposal released this week by the White House under the title “America First.” We posted a number of these responses Thursday. Here are some more:

Rep. John Yarmuth of Kentucky, the ranking member of the House Budget Committee:

“The Trump budget is not only irresponsible and cold-hearted, it’s ignorant to the needs and priorities of American families. President Trump promised to create jobs and make Americans safer. Yet his budget cuts education, transportation, resources that protect public health and our environment, and diplomatic initiatives that keep our country safe. This budget is called “America First” but it’s the last thing American families can afford.”

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York:

“Once again the Trump administration is showing its true colors: talk like a populist but govern like a special interests zealot. This budget shifts the burden off of the wealthy and special interests and puts it squarely on the backs of the middle class and those struggling to get there.

“The very programs that most help the middle class are those that get clobbered the hardest: investments in infrastructure, education, scientific research that leads to cures for diseases all take big hits.

“Democrats in Congress will emphatically oppose these cuts and urge our Republican colleagues to reject them as well.”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts:

“His budget will help everybody who is already rich. [...] “We have to keep focused on what he actually does. This budget will help millionaires and billionaires and giant corporations and kick dirt in everyone else’s face.”