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Tom Cole: “We got [the presidential budget] this year, April 1st…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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'I Don't Find Much Excuse': Tom Cole Swipes At Trump Admin Over Late Presidential Budget

Published | Video Starts at 00:53

Now the first year of any presidency. I understand that they don't even have their own people in place by February 15th. But the second and third years I don't find much excuse. We got [the presidential budget] this year, April 1st, something like that, weeks late. We're also supposed to have a top line number from the congressional from the Budget Committee. I don't think we've gotten that in at least six Congresses on either side. (00:53–00:58)

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Asserts that the presidential budget was delivered weeks late, around April 1st.

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