Tester decries Trump's budget cuts

Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester said Wednesday he is concerned about the negative impact President Donald Trump’s proposed budget could have on rural Montana.

“He used a chainsaw where he should have been using a scalpel,” Tester said. “I know we need to get our fiscal house in order, there is no doubt about that, but we cannot balance the budget on the back of rural America.”

Last month, Trump unveiled his first budget proposal for FY 2018. It includes a $54 billion hike in defense spending and money to construct a wall on the U.S. southern border, but cuts spending in other departments an...