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The white house says this is the first taxpayer first budget ever. the administration defending its 2018 budget that cuts programs for low-income americans saying they are putting the taxpayer first. critics say it's reverse robin hood. the $4.1 trillion boost money for defense, border security, infrastructure and makes significant cuts to food stamps, disability benefits and health care. $600 billion gone from medicaid. 70 million low-income adults, children and disabled adults rely on that program. but mull pull calls the cuts compassionate because he says these programs are inefficient. >> ...

What we are seeing in the trump administration and what this 100 days is all about is old-fashioned republican economics, tax breaks to people who don't need it, cuts programs to the elderly, the children, the sick and the poor. >> your party, arguably is losing the battle for the middle class. we saw this play out in the presidential election. where are the bold democrat proposals to counter what we're hearing? where is the agenda for the middle class? >> that's a good question and i think people like senator schumer are working on that. here's where we have to go. i just introduced a legisla...

-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com the secret service prostitution scandal that exploded in colombia may be just the tip of the iceberg. allegations have now surfaced of similar misconduct involving heavy drinking, a strip club, escorts on a previous presidential trip, this one to el salvador. reporter chris holmsby broke the story and he joins me now. chris, what happened in el salvador just prior to president obama's trip there in march of last year? >> reporter: we just flew to el salvador this last weekend to try to verify some of the information that we actually received so...

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