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You can count on 100%. >> his proposal slashes $4.7 billion the department agriculture including cuts to rural water and waste infrastructure programs and the rural business cooperative service. it cuts federal support for rural airports. at the white house briefing today, budget director mick mulvaney was asked about cuts to programs that fund anti-poverty initiatives like the very popular meals on wheels which provides food for older impoverished americans. >> meals on wheels sounds great. aga...

Results. we cant do that anymore. we cant spend money on programs just because they sound good. meals on wheels sounds great. thats a state decision to fund that particular portion, to take the federal money and give it to the states and say, look, we to want give you money for programs that dont work. i cant defend that anymore. we cannot defend that anymore. $20 trillion in debt. were going to spend money, were going to spend a lot of money but were not going to spend it on programs that show ...

Results. we cant do that anymore. we cant spend money on programs because they sound good. great. meals on wheels is great. its a state decision to fund that particular portion of it. take the federal money and give it to the states and say we want to give you money for programs that dont work. we cant defend that anymore. wooer going to spend money, spend a lot of money but not on programs that cannot show that they actually deliver the promises that we made to people. >> talk about programs th...

The moment where we get feedback from people, from members, we get feedback from people, incorporate that feedback. >> paul ryan saying problems are rallying around the gop health care bill. today the bill did squeak through the house budget committee. three republicans voted against it, a possible sign of trouble ahead. a fight opening on another front. president trump releasing his 2018 budget, calling for more funding for the defense department, homeland security and veterans affairs, big cut...

Just because they sound good. meals on wheels sounds great. thats a state decision to fund that particular portion, to take the federal money and give it to the states and say, look, we to want give you money for programs that dont work. i cant defend that anymore. we cannot defend that anymore. $20 trillion in debt. were going to spend money, were going to spend a lot of money but were not going to spend it on programs that show they deliver the promises we made to people. >> do work or dont wo...

The president said literally it should be a state decision. he respects the decision of the state -- >> reporter: its a states -- >> youre trying to make an issue out of something that doesnt exist. the court stopped this in august of last year. so, where would the questions last year in august about this? it wasnt implemented correctly, legally, and the procedure wasnt followed. because the court found at the time that it didnt have the authority to do that. so, youre asking us why were followi...

President said literally it should be a state decision. he respects the decision of the states so there are. >> its a states right issue? >> youre trying to make an issue of something that didnt exist, where were the questions last year in august about this? it one implemented correctly and wasnt followed the court found it didnt have the authority to do that. so youre asking us why were following the law that wasnt followed. and the reality -- hold on -- were not reversing it. hold on, were not...

>> youre missing the point. the president said literally it should be a state decision. he respects the decision of the states. youre trying to make an issue out of something that doesnt exist. it was the court who stopped this in august of last year. >> sean spicer a few minutes ago. nbcs kelly odonnell joins me from the white house. kelly, this has kicked up quite a storm, this decision by the administration, also potentially a difference of opinion within the administration spilling out. is t...

>> has the president been briefed at all on the situation in standing rock? is he concerned a standoff with protesters could slow down his executive orders on the pipeline? >> our team has been involved with the tribe and the governor. were not -- were constantly in touch with them. we feel confidently we will move forward to get the pipeline moving. so well have a further update on that were in constant contact with the officials there. kristin? >> 82% of trans-gender children report feeling un...

20th. >> the carrier decision is a state decision. theyre going to get state incenti incentives. that could be the governor did it. >> but he signed off on it. >> every company in america is going to have to look over their shoulders worried that government will interfere in their business decisions. this is a chilling precedent that has been set. >> heres the thing you have to deal with is that millions of people in this country would hear what valliere just said and said good, enough for drivi...