Democrats have fought off countless cuts pitched by Trump and House Republicans. But the fact of the matter is, When Republicans hold these pressures programs roughly flat for three years, and inflation, not to mention tariffs and chaos, keep raising costs, that is effectively a cut. Over the last few years, we've turned over just about every couch cushion we can find to prevent the cuts to childcare or cancer research. (14:16–14:30)
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Asserts that maintaining flat funding for programs amid rising costs due to inflation and tariffs is effectively a budget cut.
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