Source: Bob Etheridge, RICHMOND COUNTY DAILY JOURNAL, 10/25/17



When it comes to our national and state priorities, it’s been said that a budget is a moral document. A budget is a statement of public commitments and considerations for its people. After taking a look at President Trump’s FY18 budget proposal, I have to question this administration’s public commitments to many of the voters who supported his candidacy, especially North Carolina’s farmers, rural residents and retirees.

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