this is in order to move money for security issues and cutting back on waste. we need to spend money somewhere but you have to get it from somewhere else. it s a tough decision but the president has shown that he is ready, willing and able. hits the epa and education department with housing and urban development. the white house considers the coast guard tsa and frame a and state governments that rely on funding. the idea of cutting agencies that contribute to border security and trying to strengthen border security ãit needs to be dealt with more constructively and it s one of the tools to use to make that happen. the big winner is the plan at the pentagon with a $54 billion boost for spending. he promises to rebuild the military and suspend the border.he leaves medicare and social security untouched.
challenges that you and some of your colleagues have faced at the border in terms of the budget that we are expecting this week and the expected cuts to things like tsa, can you characterize the situation at happened right now in terms of challenges? well, i think it s a very real challenge and part of it is just lining up the budget activity against the policy rhetoric of the administration. i think we all are absolutely delighted that the president is going to upgrade the strength of our national security envelope but there needs to be recognition that the national security envelope in the wake of 911 does include the coast guard and agency. it s not just the four doe services, the idea of cutting agencies that are contributing to border security at the same time you re trying to strengthen
these are tough decisions but president has shown he is ready, willing and able. reporter: cuts would hit epa and education departments and housing and urban development. white house considering cuts to coast guard, tsa and fema and grants to local and state governments that rely on federal funding. idea of cutting agencies that are contributing to border security at same time you try to strengthen border security needs to be dealt with more constructively, i think that it is one of tools to use to make it happen. a big winner it trump s plan is pentagon $54 billion boost for defense spending, president promised to rebuild the military and defend the border, president has promised to lead medicare and social security virtually untouchd. but another question that white house and congress must consider is how to fund the new g.o.p.
they cost anywhere between 2 and $12 trillion. they re trying to make the case that yes, it will make the deficit and debt move higher over the near term, but then growth will take over and that s how you begin the balance. so we ll see about that. i think that is one of the key questions. i mean you can lower taxes and, you know, it sounds great, but how are you going to pay for it? i m curious like to a person, like what will you cut to make your smaller government plans that you are professing? what do you cut first and second and third? that s right. and that s when you really do get into granular issues that really matter to the american people because when you re cutting departments, cutting agencies, when you re cutting money, it actually impacts what people will feel and so that s what we really need to do tonight connect the dots about what the policies that look good in headlines mean to the average guy and gal out there. i think that s why we want to focus on economic is