BURLINGTON, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today released the following statement after Senate Republicans unveiled a proposed budget resolution that could lead to major cuts to critical programs working Vermonters rely on while providing tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy:

“With this budget blueprint, Senate Republicans have shown that their true priority is following President Trump’s extremist agenda, not doing what’s right for the American people. This blueprint would take a wrecking ball to the progress Democrats have made to strengthen and repair our infrastructure, combat climate change, and lower health care costs. This plan also threatens to cut Medicaid and take away the health care that so many Vermonters and folks across America rely on. We will fight this budget plan at every turn to preserve the programs and services hardworking Vermont families and seniors rely on.”

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