CQ Roll Call appropriations reporter Kellie Mejdrich breaks down President Donald Trump’s first budget request and discusses how veterans could gain while other domestic programs brace for cuts.

Show Notes:

Trump Intends to Release 2018 Budget in Mid-March

Mulvaney says Congress will receive budget blueprint request on March 16. Full budget should be sent in first part of May.

— Jennifer Shutt (@JenniferShutt) February 27, 2017

Sense that union battles are going to be big in the coming months as budget pressure increases https://t.co/tk2KgN135k

— Kellie Mejdrich (@kelmej) February 27, 2017