Ruben Gallego: “Trump comes back to Congress asking for a $200 billion…”

“Right now there are veterans that are waiting for pension programs that the United States government has said is too expensive, which would cost $1 billion a year. While Trump comes back to Congress asking for a $200 billion supplemental. They tell me and my friends have served, that they just don't have enough. They're cutting Medicaid for the poorest among us in this country and the same time pushing people off food stamps, all for a dumb, illegal war.” (02:27–02:32)

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