Israeli and U.S.

officials like to gush about the two countries special relati

onship, their strategic alliance and the democratic values they share. At the air
port welcoming ceremony for President Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s w
ife Sara suggested something else shared by the two countries a combative relati
onship between the media and their respective leaders. While making chitchat wit
h First Lady Melania Trump and the president, Sara Netanyahu said in her uneven
English, The majority of the people in Israel, unlike the media, love us. So we t
ell them how you are great so they love you. The president replied, "We have some
thing very much in common, and Netanyahu chimed in, ...

on to say he was concerned about billions being cut from medical research, and
elimination of a Great Lakes cleanup fund supported by lawmakers of both parties
.
"But you know it's only a proposal, it never gets to his desk," Upton added.
Every presidential budget is merely an administration's statement of priorities,
and there is never any expectation it will survive Congress intact. Even so, th
e GOP backlash to Trump's budget was striking, as few lawmakers apart from the t
op leaders in the House and Senate seemed inclined to give the president much de
ference. That could have something to do with Trump's low approval ratings and t
he scandal over potential Russia collusion that has beset his young administrati
on.
Several GOP lawmakers also complained that the administration made little or no
effort to consult with them before putting forward a roster of cuts that Congres
s would clearly find unacceptable. These include slashing agriculture spending f
or crop insurance and food stamps; a cut of more than 30 percent for the State D
epartment; as well as billions in cuts to an array of other domestic programs fr
om Superfund cleanup spending to student loans.
"You would hope that they would want to ask the folks who know the most about it
," said Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee,
adding he and his staff were not consulted.
Israeli and U.S. officials like to gush about the two countries special relationsh
ip, their strategic alliance and the democratic values they share. At the airport
welcoming ceremony for President Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s wife
Sara suggested something else shared by the two countries a combative relationsh
ip between the media and their respective leaders. While making chitchat with Fi
rst Lady Melania Trump and the president, Sara Netanyahu said in her uneven Engl
ish, The majority of the people in Israel, unlike the media, love us. So we tell
them how you are great so they love you. The president replied, "We have somethin
g very much in common, and Netanyahu chimed in, ...