Icy reception to Trump budget from fellow Republicans

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's first budget proposal got an icy reception on Capitol Hill Tuesday, and that was just from the Republicans.

Longtime GOP Rep. Hal Rogers of Kentucky declared proposed cuts to safety net and environmental proposals "draconian."

GOP Rep. Mark Sanford of South Carolina questioned the rosy economic projections that allow the budget to balance over a decade even without touching Social Security or Medicare.

GOP Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan, a senior lawmaker, said border security is important, but questioned the need for $1.6 billion to be spent on Trump's border wall.

Every presidential budget is merely an administration's statement of priorities, and there is never any expectation it will survive Congress intact.

[...] the GOP backlash to Trump's budget was striking, as few lawmakers apart from the top leaders in the House and Senate seemed inclined to give the president much deference.