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Yesterday. but what was really striking is how he approached his twitter feed early this morning with a series of tweets where he calls out the mayor of san juan as you pointed out, and also suggested that somehow the people on the ground in the midst of this crisis may not be doing enough to help themselves. that strikes a nerve and is politically among the most tone deaf things the president has tweeted, because people are in a state of emergency there. they are needing resources and help. puerto rico started with a disadvantage in terms of economic strength. they've had a terrible debt prob...

About what kind of, what we call reconciliation instructions, are necessary not just for tax reform, but for other kinds of things we need to make sure we're getting the budget trajectory heading the right direction. what's the purpose of this budget, get us on a path to balance, get working on our debt problem, which is a long-term problem, rebuild the military, and then put the kind of tools in place so we can maximize economic growth. the crown jewel of growing this economy -- regulatory relief. you saw what we did with the choice act last week. tax reform. we think tax reform is absolutely...

Reconciliation structures are necessary not just for tax reform but other things we need to make sure we get the budget trajectory heading in the right direction. what's the purpose of the budget? get us on a path to balance, get working on the long-term debt problem, rebuild the military and then put the kind of tools in place to maximize economic growth. the crowned jewel of growing this xheconomy, regulatory reli. tax reform. it's critical to get 3% economic growth, higher wages, to get people going to work, and that is really important. that's what this budget is about. we have lots of pri...

How much we can assist the pentagon and the military. not a question of more resources for the military, just a question of the degree of how much more resources we can dedicate to the military. that's what the big debate is about. then we'll have the debate about what kind of -- what we call reconciliation is necessary not just for tax reform but other things we need to make sure we get the budget trajectory heading the right direction. the purpose of this budget. get us on a path to balance. work on our debt problem. a long-term problem. rebuild the military and put the tools in place to max...

Take a look. >> you have said that the foundation of your budget is 3% growth. and i have looked every which way at how you might get there, and you can't get there. it's not only a myth, it's frankly a lie. >> this is just one of the problems, of course, critics are citing with this budget. simple question, is this budget feasible? >> well, you know, the house originates revenue -- or spending in the divided government that we have, so i think the president's budget is a suggestion that will be taken up by the appropriate house appropriations committees and they will have different views, i'm...