Like past presidential budget proposals, Trump's plan was highly unlikely to become law. Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said in a statement that Trump's plan "is not worth the paper it is printed on." Acting administration budget chief Russell Vought will defend Trump's plan before the House Budget Committee on Tuesday. Pentagon boostedA major part of Trump's budget is his proposed 4 % boost in defence spending to $750 billion. House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth said House Democrats would put out their own budget proposal around the first week of April and that he hoped for a deal with the Senate.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 12, 2019 16:07 UTC