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Morning Round-Up: “Fantasy Budget” Edition

The reviews of the President’s budget are in, and they are not kind. They point out the unrealistic economic growth assumptions, the massive deficits and debt, and his broken promise to protect programs like Medicare. Check it out:

From Politico:

“President Donald Trump sent another fantasy budget to Congress on Monday, thumbing his nose at the very spending levels he signed into law last summer.”

Questions for Republicans on the Trump Budget

President Trump’s budget released yesterday clearly outlines his priorities: the wealthiest Americans come first, while working families are left behind. After he promised to protect Medicare, Medicaid, and access to affordable health care, the President’s budget proposes destructive cuts to these programs and continues this Administration’s assault on American’s health care. With the budget revealing even more of the President’s hypocrisy, we know you are dying to see how far the GOP will go to defend him. Don’t worry, we’ve got some questions already prepared for you:

Reality check for President Trump...

Axios provided a reality check for President Trump this morning: you can’t protect Americans with pre-existing conditions if you sabotage them in court:

President Trump claimed during the State of the Union that he will "always protect patients with pre-existing conditions" — a statement that's misleading at best, writes Axios' Caitlin Owens.

Trump’s Broken Promises on the Economy

During a special order hour led by Mr. Hoyer, House Democrats took to the Floor and discussed newly-released reports from the Joint Economic Committee this week.

The lie that won't die...

Tax cuts have never paid for themselves, but that’s not stopping the Trump Administration from repeating that falsehood over and over again. Today’s editorial from the New York Times calls out the Administration for repeatedly claiming that the GOP tax scam would not add to the deficit, even after they caused the deficit to exploded.

Stop us if you've heard this before.

Trump must not remember the last one because – get this – he is threatening ANOTHER government shutdown. Politico Playbook PM reports:

New York Times Editorial Board: Sondland Has Implicated the President and His Top Men

Wanted to be sure you saw this damning editorial from the New York Times about the testimony heard by the American people today, which confirmed: the President directed a scheme to bribe Ukraine to investigate a political rival; there was a quid pro quo; and everyone knew. And of course, it would be helpful if key players like Bolton, Pompeo, and Mulvaney would testify, but they’ve refused to cooperate. Key excerpts:

AP: U.S. Officials Knew Early On Ukraine Felt Pressured

Before another Republican tries to tell you that Ukraine didn’t feel any pressure by President Trump to investigate his political rival, check out this important report from the Associated Pre

Trump says focus on substance, not process

As House Republicans return to Capitol Hill today and the impeachment inquiry moves forward, we wanted to be sure you caught this bit from Politico’s Playbook PM this afternoon:

Republicans “frantic” and “running out of ideas”

These can’t be the headlines Republicans were hoping to see this morning…