President Trump’s budget chief defended the administration’s first budget proposal on Wednesday, underscoring the importance of economic growth and putting “taxpayers first.”Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney told lawmakers on the House Budget Committee that he went “line by line” through the federal budget, and asked himself whether government officials could “justify” costs. “Can we justify this to the folks who are actually paying for it?” Mulvaney asked the bipartisan panel. In agriculture, the proposed budget would limit subsidies to farmers, including for purchasing crop insurance, a move already attacked by farm state lawmakers. Mulvaney addressed cuts to Public Broadcasting Service, home to the widely-adored Sesame Street. “We’ll try to get the country back to a healthy economy again, get people working again, and get people optimistic of the country again,” Mulvaney said.

Source: Fox News May 24, 2017 16:56 UTC