Kaptur statement on Trump Administration’s budget proposal

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), a senior Member of the House Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's budget proposal:

"The more we see of President Trump's budget the worse it gets. From zeroing out programs that protect our Great Lakes to slashing health care to undermining Social Security, the President's team seems intent on cutting the budget on the backs of working people in our Nation's heartland. Our people depend on affordable housing, nutrition assistance and after-school programs to give them a leg up, yet the President's budget seems intent on pulling up the ladder.

"We've seen this supply side economic shell game before, and it ends with a massive tax cut for the wealthiest Americans while leaving behind those living paycheck to paycheck.

"The Trump budget cuts Meals on Wheels as if food for deserving seniors is a luxury. It slashes Great Lakes clean up as though clean water is more than Americans deserve. I would encourage every family in Ohio with an elderly parent, an indebted graduate or a trusting toddler to look at this budget and decide if it matches the promises they heard or whether this shortsighted budget will really ‘make us great again.'

"Additionally, this budget moves us backward on renewable energy and energy efficiency. As the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water, I will work in a bipartisan way to ensure that we find consensus to hold the line on these critical investments in this growth industry to create good jobs in Ohio and reduce pollution."