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Trump's Budget To Boost Defense Spending, Cut Funds For EPA

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President Trump’s soon-to-come budget proposal is said to include big increases in Defense Department spending and drastic cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency, according to the Associated Press.

NPR's Ron Elving (@NPRrelving) speaks with Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson about the expected proposal, as well as news from the Democrats — former Labor Secretary Tom Perez was elected to lead the party over the weekend.

This segment aired on February 27, 2017.

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